Nine out of 10 stroke victims suffer some degree of paralysis after the event Most of them, will recover as much function as they will ever get back in nine months Ken Meeks has lost most control over his left arm and leg since a 2016 car accident induced a stroke in the Ohio native’s brain ...
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QuietOn Sleep buds cancel out snoring partners
Disrupted sleep due to a snoring partner is something all too familiar for many people, and has inspired a number of noise-canceling earbuds designed to enable a better night’s sleep. The latest solution to cross our desk is QuietOn Sleep, a set of earbuds designed by ex-Nokia engineers that use active noise cancelation with a...
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Rutgers researchers create a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater, moves objects
New technology has biomedical, soft robot and other applications Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater and grabs objects and moves them. IMAGE: A HUMAN-LIKE 3D-PRINTED SMART GEL WALKS UNDERWATER The watery creation could lead to soft robots that mimic sea animals like the octopus, which can walk underwater and...
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Buyer beware: Some water-filter pitchers much better at toxin removal
Study finds some purifiers remove twice the microcystins from risky water COLUMBUS, Ohio – Water pitchers designed to rid water of harmful contaminants are not created equal, new research has found. Scientists from The Ohio State University compared three popular pitcher brands’ ability to clear dangerous microcystins from tap water. They found that while one...
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Easing Migraines with an Earplug: Interview with Cirrus Healthcare’s Grant O’Connell
Migraines are throbbing headaches often associated with light or sound sensitivity and nausea. They can be severely debilitating, with an estimated 13% of US adults experiencing them and 2-3 million of whom are classified as chronic sufferers. Although the causes of migraines are not completely understood, many sufferers report increased incidence correlating with weather changes....
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Easy-to-measure grip strength test could help predict major disease risk
Measuring grip strength – a clinical test that is both cheap and easy to perform – could be an important way to identify people who are at high risk for a wide range of diseases. New research, led by the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences and published today in the BMJ, found...
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Chemical sensing chip sniffs out cocaine within minutes
A new, low-cost chemical sensing chip brings us one step closer to this technology, which has long been on the wish list of police officers and others looking to monitor drug use and curb dangerous driving. The chip could be integrated into a handheld, portable device for detecting drugs in biological samples such as blood,...
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Easy-to-measure grip strength test could help predict major disease risk
Measuring grip strength – a clinical test that is both cheap and easy to perform – could be an important way to identify people who are at high risk for a wide range of diseases. New research, led by the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences and published today in the BMJ, found that lower grip...
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New device could mean end of the jab for people living with diabetes
Researchers from The University of Western Australia are testing the effectiveness of a device in the long-term treatment of the low blood glucose form of diabetes and are in need of community participants for the study. Low blood glucose is a potentially fatal complication of diabetes, especially for patients who are on insulin. It affects many Australians every year...
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Holographic Laser Activates Groups of Brain Neurons
At the University of California, Berkeley neuroscientists are engaged in activities normally reserved for sci-fi books. They’re using holographic projectors to control the activity of entire groups of neurons at the same time. Though there’s certainly room for abuse, the therapeutic and scientific potential for being able to manipulate the brain in a detailed fashion...