News tagged with manual dexterity
One-finger exercise reveals unexpected limits to dexterity
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 08, 2009 |
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"Push your finger as hard as you can against the surface. Now as hard as you can but move it slowly - follow the ticking clock. Now faster. Now faster."
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Aerobic exercise can increase mental fitness in older people
Apr 16, 2008 |
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Aerobic physical exercises that aim to improve cardiovascular fitness also help boost how fast you can think, manual dexterity and how well you can concentrate on visual and auditory tasks, concludes a Cochrane Review.
MIT studies robotic training for astronauts
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 29, 2008 |
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The space shuttle's 45-foot robotic arm may look simple and automatic as it gracefully lifts a multi-ton satellite from the cargo bay and lets it drift off into space. Far from it.
ENT Society releases novel clinical practice guideline manual
Jun 01, 2009 |
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The world's largest ear, nose, and throat professional medical association, the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), today released a manual detailing best practices for the creation of new ...
Computer-aided system effectively detects and measures pneumothoraces in chest trauma patients
Mar 04, 2009 |
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A new computer-aided method used with MDCT to detect and measure pneumothoraces in trauma patients helps physicians make quicker and more accurate decisions in busy emergency room settings, according to a study performed ...
Games technology to help in future dental training
Mar 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dentists of the future could be using games technology to hone their clinical skills.
Merkel cells revealed as secret behind sensation of light touch
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Scientists have proved experimentally what has been suspected since the discovery of Merkel cells in the skin over a century ago: the sense of light touch that is critical for hand dexterity would not be possible without ...
Research shows that time invested in practicing pays off for young musicians
Nov 04, 2008 |
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A Harvard-based study published October 29 in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE, led by Drs. Gottfried Schlaug and Ellen Winner has found that children who study a musical instrument for at least three years outper ...
Two Gadgets, One Charger: Fueltank Portable Lithium Ion Battery
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 18, 2009 |
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The Fueltank from Callpod is one of those items that can be purchased for anyone for any occasion -- holidays, birthdays or just because you want one.
Configure your own operating software
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Remote maintenance systems that monitor the status of facilities and machines have always had to be configured manually, a laborious task. But now a new system can be easily adapted for a range of facilities with no need ...
Physical therapy offers evidence-based solution to musculoskeletal pain
Dec 15, 2008 |
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The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is urging patients with musculoskeletal pain to consider treatment by a physical therapist, in light of a new federal survey showing that more than one-third of American adults ...
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