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Can a Medical Device Restore Your Balance?

By Sushma Subramanian · Smithsonian Magazine · July 2025

Can a Medical Device Restore Your Balance?

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"Nearly two million people worldwide have lost the simple ability to feel steady. Now researchers have developed an experimental medical implant that promises to restore the sensory machinery responsible for balance"

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