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  1. Our research
  2. Electric medicine

Electric medicine

Electric medicine underpins much of the work we do at the Bionics Institute. It involves using electrical impulses to provide therapeutic benefit and this is usually achieved through an implanted device with electrical contacts (electrodes) placed on or near a nerve: it works because it’s using the same ‘language’ as the nervous system. The electrical impulses provided by a bionic implant mimic those produced by the nervous system to either bypass damage or disrupt abnormal activity.

Our research involves modulating sensory and motor pathways to the bladder, developing an implant to protect the retina from degeneration, improving the next generation bionic eye and a treatment for type 2 diabetes.

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Bionic eye research

Bionic eye research

Improving the next generation bionic eye. Read more

Published: 21st July, 2020

Updated: 6th May, 2022

Author: Amelia Cavanagh

Lowering blood sugar in type 2 diabetes

Lowering blood sugar in type 2 diabetes

Developing a new treatment option for type 2 diabetes. Read more

Published: 14th July, 2020

Updated: 6th May, 2022

Author: Amelia Cavanagh

Improving bladder control to prevent incontinence

Improving bladder control to prevent incontinence

Developing a way to give bladder control back to people with urinary incontinence using a medical device. Read more

Published: 1st June, 2020

Updated: 6th May, 2022

Author: Amelia Cavanagh

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  • New hope for tinnitus sufferers

    New hope for tinnitus sufferers

    19 November 2020

  • Establishing an objective measure of tinnitus

    Establishing an objective measure of tinnitus

    Researchers at the Bionics Institute are developing a way to measure tinnitus by recording brain activity, to aid diagnosis and development of potential treatments.

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    Restoring sight: Australia’s bionic eye

    19 November 2018

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    This is a list of vacant positions at the Bionics Institute.

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    Melbourne invention brings new hope for rheumatoid arthritis

    Read about our new anti-inflammatory nerve treatment

  • Bionic eye research

    Bionic eye research

    Improving the next generation bionic eye.

  • Our history

    Our history

    The Bionics Institute was founded by one of Australia’s greatest and inspirational scientists, Professor Graeme Clark AC. In 1986, Professor Clark founded the Bionic Ear Institute to ensure cochlear implant and hearing research continued in an independent and multi-disciplinary environment.

  • Reducing inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

    Reducing inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

    Our researchers are developing a drug-free treatment to treat rheumatoid arthritis using vagus nerve stimulation

  • Lowering blood sugar in type 2 diabetes

    Lowering blood sugar in type 2 diabetes

    Developing a new treatment option for type 2 diabetes.

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