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Amputees can experience prosthetic hand as their own
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in inducing people with an amputated arm to experience a prosthetic rubber hand as belonging to their own body. The results can lead to the development of a new type of touch-sensitive prosthetic hands. view more (2008-12-12)
New microchip technology gives artificial limb users more movement
Advanced Control Research Ltd (ACR) is developing a new microchip system that will give prosthetic arm users more movement and control of their artificial limbs thanks to an Invention & Innovation award of £65,000 from NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology & the Arts), the organisation that invests in UK creativity... view more... (2003-06-09)
Mayo Clinic researchers discover new diagnostic test for detecting infection in prosthetic joints
A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has discovered a new, more accurate diagnostic test to detect infection of prosthetic joints, potentially leading to better treatment options and patient outcomes. view more (2007-08-16)
URI researcher trips amputees in effort to develop improved prosthetic legs
Again and again, 71-year-old Marjorie Brasier walked on the treadmill using an instrumented prosthetic leg, and again and again she tripped or slipped. Sometimes she recovered on her own and kept walking, while at other times the harness she wore was all that kept her from tumbling to the floor. view more (2009-09-16)
Much improved children's hand prosthesis
Much improved children's hand prosthesis Delft Researcher Ir. Dick Pletterburg will receive his PhD today, Tuesday 26 March, for his design of a much-improved prosthetic hand for children. Plettenburg is part of the Man-Machine Systems section at Delft University of Technology. "Many existing prostheses are driven by electric motors,"... view more... (2002-03-26)
AMPUTATION AND PROSTHESIS OF THE BIG TOE IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Pathological research of human remains in the cemetery of the capital of ancient Egypt suggests that ancient Egyptians were the pioneers of amputation and prosthetic surgery, conclude investigators in a study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Andreas Nerlich and colleagues from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany,... view more... (2000-12-21)
Each finger can be moved separately
A new prosthetic hand is being tested at the Orthopedic University Hospital in Heidelberg / Grip function almost like a natural hand. view more (2008-04-23)
Brain-damaged children often have cold feet
Many wheelchair-using children with neurological disorders have much colder hands and feet than other children, and most receive no special help even though they have had these problems for a long time, is revealed in at thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. view more (2009-10-20)
Optical Solution Revives Hands Free Mobile Telephones
Hands free sets for mobile phones may be on the verge of a big comeback thanks to new research by the University of Warwick. Many people used hands free sets in an attempt to avoid what they perceived as a microwave radiation risk from holding a mobile phone close to one`s head. However when it was pointed out that the standard wire based hands... view more... (2002-09-02)
New study further disputes notion that amputee runners gain advantage from protheses
A study by six researchers, including a University of Colorado at Boulder associate professor and his former doctoral student, shows that amputees who use running-specific prosthetic legs have no performance advantage over counterparts who use their biological legs. view more (2009-11-05)
Cancer patients in India cheated of appropriate care
A letter in this week's BMJ charges the medical community in India with a "commercialisation of suffering and prolongation of lucrative illness." Dr Chatuverdi, Assistant Surgeon at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai states that, in a country with 3 million cancer sufferers - of whom 80 per cent are incurable - there are only 20 dedicated... view more... (2003-05-21)
Thinking Makes It So: Science Extends Reach of Prosthetic Arms
Motorized prosthetic arms can help amputees regain some function, but these devices take time to learn to use and are limited in the number of movements they provide. view more (2007-11-12)
Study: diabetic neuropathy costs billions per year in lost work time
Workers who have diabetes with neuropathic symptoms such as numbness or tingling in feet or hands lose the equivalent of 1.4 hours a week or $3.65 billion per year in health-related lost productive time, a recent study finds. view more (2007-10-05)
Bioengineering of nerve-muscle connection could improve hand use for wounded soldiers
Modern tissue engineering developed at the University of Michigan could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore the sense of touch for injured patients. view more (2009-10-15)
MIT research helps convert brain signals into action
MIT researchers have developed a new algorithm to help create prosthetic devices that convert brain signals into action in patients who have been paralyzed or had limbs amputated. view more (2007-10-04)
Imagine This: Study Suggests Power of Imagination is More Than Just a Metaphor
We've heard it before: "Imagine yourself passing the exam or scoring a goal and it will happen." We may roll our eyes and think that's easier said than done, but in a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologists Christopher Davoli and Richard Abrams from Washington University... view more... (2009-04-15)
Birth attendant and maternal hand-washing associated with reduced newborn death rate
Washing hands with soap and water before delivering a newborn infant is associated with a lower rate of neonatal deaths in developing countries, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-07-08)
"Hands-on-Science"-Programm fr Journalisten
Journalism meets Science: join a lab and experience science as it happens view more (2002-01-14)
EICOS 2003: Journalism meets science - join a lab and experience science as it happens!
EICOS, the European Initiative for Communicators of Science, again invites journalists from European countries into its "Hands-on Laboratory" and to the "Extended Laboratory Assignments". The programme is aimed at journalists with a wide range of backgrounds and interests, who wish to gather first-hand experience of techniques of molecular... view more... (2002-10-15)
EICOS 2004: Journalism meets science: Join a lab and experience science as it happens!
EICOS, the "European Initiative for Communicators of Science", again invites journalists from European countries into its "Hands-on Laboratory" and to the "Extended Assignments". The programme is aimed at journalists with a wide range of backgrounds and interests who wish to gather first-hand experience of techniques of molecular biology, to... view more... (2003-11-18)
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