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As a biomedical Engieer, what new innovation in research is taking palce today that will impact the quality of life for someone with disabilities?

I would like to be a biomedical engineer. I designed a prototype prosthetic arm this summer. Besides the obvious, arms, legs, etc are there any new research for other types of medical disabilities. Are there any machines to detect cancer early? #mechanical-engineering #research #electrical-engineering #biomedical

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Sarah’s Answer

There is research going on all the time about different disabilities! You mentioned limb prosthetics, but there are also medical devices that can be used for hearing restoration, Parkinson's disease, pain management, and more. If you are interested in working on these types of devices for your career, then biomedical engineering is the perfect choice! Biomedical engineering students often focus on research at the intersection of medicine and engineering, and it can be very exciting.

Cancer detection and diagnostics can take many different forms. If you are specifically interested in this area, you may need to spend some time researching the type of cancer you are interested in, how it is diagnosed today, and what research may be in process now. The teams who work on equipment to do blood testing for cancer, for example, are probably very different from those who work on equipment to do imaging, such as mammograms.

I am an electrical engineer, and although I don't work on restoring abilities specifically, I work with surgical equipment that surgeons use to alleviate all kinds of diseases and conditions. It is very rewarding knowing that my work contributes to healing patients around the world. I hope you continue to pursue engineering!
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Taylor’s Answer

Hey Chandler! There are many innovations in the areas you are talking about! If you just do a quick google search, it will pop up many different news articles about companies trying to come up with methods to detect cancer early:
https://www.google.com/search?q=detecting+cancer+early&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS748US748&oq=detecting+cancer+early&aqs=chrome.0.0l6.2369j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

I think the majority deal with finding cancer through blood tests. They have some with light imaging and lots of doctors recommend self-examinations as well.
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