by Alfred Poor | September 24, 2015 | Medical
The Maker movement is a worldwide phenomenon, as inventors and DIY enthusiasts experiment with 3D printers and microprocessors and other high- and low-technology materials to create novel solutions to problems. This sort of innovation is needed in medical settings,...
by Alfred Poor | September 23, 2015 | Medical
Nerve injuries are incredibly difficult to repair. Regrowth of nerve tissue is complex, and getting the right connections made makes recovery from injury or disease very rare. Researchers may have come up with an approach to solve this problem. Scientists used a...
by Alfred Poor | September 22, 2015 | Health, Medical
About 3.2 million U.S. households are seniors aged 65 or older, living by themselves. People are living longer, and for a variety of personal, social, financial, and emotional reasons, they want to remain living independently in their own home as long as they can....
by Alfred Poor | September 21, 2015 | Fitness, Health
Target is a worldwide corporation with nearly 1,800 stores in the U.S. and 347,000 employees worldwide. And the company is getting Fitbit activity trackers for all of their employees. Yes, Target is getting more than a third of a million trackers and giving them to...
by Alfred Poor | September 18, 2015 | Health, Medical
College can be stressful for students. It can be their first time away from home, living on their own. Academic demands are often much greater than what they experienced in high school. And they are often in a much larger pond than they’ve ever been in before....