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Docs “Rewire” Paralyzed Man’s Hands, Restoring Limited Movement
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Doctors and researchers are putting intense effort into researching fixes for people who have paralyzed arms and legs from accidents or degenerative conditions. A team of doctors has been able to “rewire” the hands of a 71-year-old man who lost most use of his arms after an accident that left… |
May 16th, 2012
ReWalk Robotic Exoskeletons Let Paraplegics Walk Again
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Being confined to a wheelchair due to some sort spinal cord injury can severely limit the ability for people to get around and do things on their own. A company called Argo Medical Technologies creates robotic exoskeletons called ReWalk that paraplegics can wear to allow them to walk at virtually… |
May 3rd, 2012
Study Finds Playing Tetris Could Treat PTSD
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A study has been published by a research team from Oxford University that claims playing Tetris… can help soldiers deal with flashbacks caused by post-traumatic stress disorder. The researchers believe that playing the game may prevent the brain from forming memories that lead to flashbacks. |
May 2nd, 2012
Battery-Powered Portable X-Ray Machine: Your Insides Have Nowhere to Hide
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If you’ve ever been asked to have a radiograph of your body taken, then you know that X-ray machines are quite large and even the portable ones are carried by large vans. Until now. Japanese company Mikasa recently introduced a battery-powered X-ray machine that’s small enough to be carried by… |
April 29th, 2012
Man “Recovering Well” from Most Extensive Face Transplant in History
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An American man has had what doctors say is the most extensive face transplant in history. The man’s name is Richard Lee Norris and years ago he suffered massive facial injuries in a gun accident. The accident destroyed most of the man’s lips and nose as well as his jaw… |
March 28th, 2012
Tongue Drive System Controls Wheelchair: Don’t Chew Gum and Drive
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Most of us can get around just fine on our two feet, but those who are confined to wheelchairs can have a hard time getting around. Those who are paralyzed often need someone to push them, if they do not have the motor function to do it themselves. There is… |
February 21st, 2012
83-Year-Old Woman Gets the World’s First 3D Printed Jaw Transplant
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At some point in the future, if we needed a new body part, I always figured science would be able to grow one. If you need any new kidney just sprinkle a few cells, top with miracle grow, and wait until you new kidney is ready. I never really thought… |
February 8th, 2012
Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize Announced, Next Year Tachyon X Prize?
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Going to the doctor sucks, I think many would agree. I won’t go unless something is hanging loosely by tendon and sinew or I take another arrow to the knee. Checkup is another word for hypochondria to me. I don’t want the doctor poking me with a needle and I… |
January 13th, 2012
Vioguard Self-Sanitizing Keyboard is Now FDA-Approved
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Keyboards can get pretty filthy. It’s the one part of your computer that you probably come into contact with the most, aside from your mouse.… |
January 9th, 2012
e-Urinal Gives You a Check-up While You Pee
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We’re all strapped for time these days. A good illustration of just how valuable time is was shown in that bomb of a movie that starred Justin Timberlake, In Time. …In the movie, time had become the currency which was used to pay for stuff, aside from making sure that you |
January 7th, 2012
