by Bruce Brown | May 14, 2018 | General News, Health, Medical
Migraine headaches are the third most prevalent and the sixth most disabling disease in the world, according to the Migraine Research Foundation. Migraines affect 39 million men, women, and children in the U.S. and one billion people worldwide. We have written about...
by Alfred Poor | May 14, 2018 | General News, Health
People who have had limbs amputated often have the sensation of a “phantom” limb, but getting feedback from a powered prosthesis is a difficult challenge. Users need to know where their prosthetic hand is in order to make natural movements. It turns out...
by Bruce Brown | May 11, 2018 | General News, Medical
People with neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and spinal cord injuries often have problems with balance and movement. We’ve written about work with wearable sensors to help with posture and movement at the...
by Alfred Poor | May 11, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
If you want a wearable sensor to be convenient and require no interaction on your part, perhaps the best place to “wear” it is inside your body. Continuous glucose meters (CGMs) insert a tiny needle under your skin in order to measure glucose levels around...
by Bruce Brown | May 10, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
In less than a decade, 3D printing technology has leaped forward from printing crude, inch-high plastic game pieces to much larger scale projects such as components for yachts, aircraft, and race cars. Biomedical 3D printed applications now range from assistive...
by Alfred Poor | May 10, 2018 | General News, Medical
“If I could read your mind.” Scientists seek better and better tools to help them understand what’s going on in a person’s brain under different conditions. The problem is that most brain scanning technologies require that the subject remain...