Astronaut technology could prevent elderly falls

July 31st, 2008 By JAY LINDSAY , Associated Press Writer Astronaut technology could prevent elderly falls (AP)

Enlarge

Erez Lieberman displays in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, July 24, 2008, an "iShoe" insole he developed which contains sensors that can detect a wearer's balance. Lieberman, a graduate student who developed the technology while working as an intern at NASA, says the device could help elderly people avoid catastrophic falls. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

(AP) -- Scientists working to help astronauts regain balance after extended flights in zero gravity say they've found a way to use the research to help elderly people avoid catastrophic falls.



Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:


Balance problems? Step into the iShoe

created Jul 16, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research model may one day 'inoculate' elderly against slip-related falls

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Problems getting around in old age? Blame your brain

created Mar 17, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Why do astronauts suffer from space sickness?

created May 21, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Dietary sport supplement shows strong effects in the elderly

created Nov 07, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 0


print this article email this article download pdf blog this article bookmark this article     Digg this Stumble it share on Facebook share on Reddit add to delicious save to Yahoo! bookmarks
4.8/5 after 4 votes


July 31st, 2008 all stories
Medicine & Health / Research

Comments: 0
Rank: 4.8/5 after 4 votes

  • Stumble this up

  • Digg this

  • Share it:
  • share on Facebook
  • share on MySpace
  • share on Slashdot
  • rss-newsfeed
  • share on Google
  • share on Reddit
  • add to delicious
  • save to Yahoo! bookmarks
  • share on Windows Live
  • Add to Mixx!
Rating: 4.8/5 after 4 votes


Tags


  • Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Memory with Matter Qubits
    Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Memory with Matter Qubits
    Physics / General Physics
    created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 1
  • 'Holey' Nanosheets for Wastewater Dye Removal
    Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
    created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1
  • Jellyfish Robot Swims Like its Biological Counterpart
    Jellyfish Robot Swims Like its Biological Counterpart
    Electronics / Robotics
    created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1
  • Could Maxwell's Demon Exist in Nanoscale Systems?
    Could Maxwell's Demon Exist in Nanoscale Systems?
    Physics / General Physics
    created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (18) | comments 29
  • Living Safely with Robots, Beyond Asimov's Laws
    Living Safely with Robots, Beyond Asimov's Laws
    Electronics / Robotics
    created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (54) | comments 40
  • Other News

    Heart transplant recipients can improve fitness and perform high intensity workouts

    Medicine & Health / Other

    created 33 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

    Heart transplant recipients' cardio-respiratory fitness is around 30 to 50 per cent lower than age-matched healthy sedentary individuals. As a result, exercise rehabilitation should be very important to these patients, and ...


    Intimate abuse study finds clear links with poor health and calls for holistic primary care approach

    Medicine & Health / Health

    created 1hour ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

    Nearly a quarter of married and cohabiting women who took part in a survey said that they had been sexually, psychologically or physically abused by their partner, according to research published in the July issue of the ...


    New study pinpoints difference in the way children with autism learn new behaviors

    Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

    created 1hour ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

    Researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have collaborated to uncover important new insights into the neurological basis of autism.


    Few people changed their behaviour in the early stages of the swine flu outbreak

    Medicine & Health / Diseases

    created 1hour ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

    Few people changed their behaviour in the early stages of the swine flu outbreak, finds a study published on bmj.com today. But the results do support efforts to inform the public about specific actions that can reduce the ...


    Researchers identify genes that cause melanoma

    Medicine & Health / Genetics

    created 1hour ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

    Scientists from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) have found two new genes that together double a person's risk of developing melanoma.