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Stroke survivors walk better after human-assisted rehab

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 08, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Walking therapy for stroke survivors is significantly more effective when conducted by a physical therapist instead of a robot, according a small study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.


The unicycling clown phenomenon: Talking, walking and driving with cell phone users

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Everyone tends to float off into space once in a while and fail to see what is sitting there right in front of them. Recently researchers decided to put the theory of "inattentional blindness" to the test: the unicycling ...


A woman dials a cell phone in her car

Study shows cell phone users miss the obvious, like a unicycling clown

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

How blind to their surroundings can people be when they're talking on their cell phones?


Scientists show that people really walk in circles when lost (w/ Video)

Scientists show that people really walk in circles when lost (w/ Video)

Biology / Other

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 13

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in the Multisensory Perception and Action Group at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, led by Jan Souman and Marc Ernst, have now presented ...


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Robot Floor Tiles Move Beneath Your Feet

Electronics / Robotics

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a stroke of odd creativity, Japanese researchers have created robotic blocks that automatically detect where you're walking and position themselves in front of you before you take your ...


World-first trial proves exercise helps memory

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 02, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 1

West Australian health experts are urging older people to get active after proving for the first time that just 20 minutes of activity each day can prevent memory deterioration.


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Scientists make paralyzed rats walk again after spinal-cord injury

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 20, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (22) | comments 3

UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run again while supporting their full weight on a treadmill.


Metals take a walk

Physics /

created Jul 12, 2005 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Scientists in the Organic Chemistry Department of the Weizmann Institute of Science have caught a glimpse of platinum-based complexes 'walking' a path to their destinations Do metal complexes casually stroll around certain ...


ADA publishes practice guidelines for nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The American Dietetic Association has published new evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines for registered dietitians on nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury.


Safety study of capsule endoscopy in patients with implantable cardiac devices finds no interference

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study of patients with implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers, implantable defibrillators or left ventricular assist devices found that performing capsule endoscopy in these patients is safe and that the devices ...



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