by Alfred Poor | October 14, 2015 | General News, Medical
Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome affects more than 37 million people in the U.S. to some degree. Some estimate the cost to the country’s healthcare system in the range of $60 billion every year. StimGuard is a company that has developed a novel treatment for...
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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 16, 2015 | Health, Medical
For the average person, the loss of a hand or arm can be an enormous physical and emotional challenge. Unfortunately, our military forces have to deal with this problem far too often. For this reason, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) spends a lot...
by Alfred Poor | September 9, 2015 | Enabling Tech
One of the big areas of interest in wearable Health Tech is the ability to gather massive amounts of data about individuals. This information can be used to improve the diagnosis and treatment of illness for those individuals, but it can also be analyzed to improve...
by Alfred Poor | September 4, 2015 | Medical
Scoliosis is a growth disorder that results in a curved spine. This can lead to deformity and pain. Research indicates that it is actually caused by a problem with the central nervous system; signals to the muscles that hold the spine in place are not sent equally to...
