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by Alfred Poor | February 16, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
One of the most tragic injuries is damage to the spinal cord; the result can be paralysis that leaves the victim trapped forever in a body that will not respond to commands to make it move. When the connection between the brain and body is broken, it is nearly...
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by Alfred Poor | February 10, 2016 | General News, Health
Wearable technology comes in a variety of shapes, sizes, and levels of complexity. Perhaps the most complex are the powered prosthetic limbs that aim to replace the functions of human hands. We’ve written about other projects (such as the open-source HACKberry...
by Alfred Poor | January 22, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
Wireless wearable sensors are going to transform the world of health and medicine by delivering useful data about our bodies to intelligent systems that will watch out for early signs of problems. And that future has become a lot closer, thanks to a new system by...
by Bruce Brown | December 11, 2015 | General News, Health
We all know what exoskeletons look and sound like; we’ve been trained by Hollywood depictions ranging from Alien to Iron Man. Exoskeletons are big and clunky, like medieval suits of armor, and are accompanied by a symphony of whirring motors and hydraulic...
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by Bruce Brown | November 27, 2015 | General News, Health
As many as 1 in 5 men, women, and children have pelvic floor issues. Among women, the ratio is higher (up to 1 in 3) and is commonly but not only found among women who have had more than one vaginal childbirth. The most common symptoms of pelvic floor disorder are...
