A pen designed for Parkinson’s patients
March 6, 2023
Student startup SteadyScrib is developing a wide-gripped pen with magnets to negate the effects of shaking and tremors
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Northwestern students, faculty and staff are creating new solutions to big problems ranging from science and technology to health care, the social sciences and humanities
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First transient electronic bandage speeds healing by 30%
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Bandage also monitors the healing process, alerting clinicians to issues in real time
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