Researchers incorporate computer vision and uncertainty into AI for robotic prosthetics
Credit: Edgar Lobaton Researchers have developed new software that can be integrated with existing hardware to enable people using robotic ...
Tag: Rehabilitation/Prosthetics/Plastic Surgery
Rejuvenated fibroblasts can recover the ability to contract
Credit: National University of Singapore Fibroblasts are the most common connective tissue cells. They produce the structural framework for animal ...
Soft robotic exosuit makes stroke survivors walk faster and farther
Research study in stroke survivors with chronic hemiparesis shows soft exosuit technology to bring immediate improvements in walking speed and ...
Similar brain glitch found in slips of signing, speaking
The discovery of a common neural mechanism in speech and ASL errors -- one that occurs in just 40 milliseconds ...
SFU professor’s invention approved by FDA to help wean COVID-19 patients from ventilators
Credit: SFU Simon Fraser University professor Andy Hoffer hopes the SFU spinoff company he founded, Lungpacer Medical Inc., will help ...
Nanostimulators boost stem cells for muscle repair
Credit: Image by Janet Sinn-Hanlon, Veterinary Medicine at Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In regenerative medicine, an ideal treatment for patients ...
Spinal cord injuries: Scientists probe individual cells to find better treatments
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Two top scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are seeking answers ...
Physio support in COVID-19 recovery
New guidelines to help patients 'get moving'Credit: Flinders University New physiotherapy guidelines are targeting COVID-19 patient recovery for respiratory management, ...
European countries face a costly 23% increase in fragility fractures by 2030
A new IOF-led study examining the burden and management of fragility fractures in six European countries reveals an alarming treatment ...
Electronic skin fully powered by sweat can monitor health
Credit: Caltech One of the ways we experience the world around us is through our skin. From sensing temperature and ...
Mind over body: The search for stronger brain-computer interfaces
Credit: Aimee Obidzinski/University of Pittsburgh When people suffer debilitating injuries or illnesses of the nervous system, they sometimes lose the ...
New guidance for the assessment of Fracture Liaison Services at a patient outcome level
The IOF Capture the Fracture® Working Group, with the National Osteoporosis Foundation and the Fragility Fracture Network, has developed 11 ...
New universal Ebola vaccine may fight all four virus species that infect humans
Early preclinical tests in lab models are encouragingCredit: NIAID CINCINNATI - Infectious disease scientists report early development of a potential ...
For stroke survivors, light physical activity linked to better daily function
Credit: Photo courtesy Neha Gothe CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers used accelerometers to measure daily physical activity in 30 stroke survivors ...
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