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The National Institutes of Health have just invested $2,200,000 in robotic health devices, including the Smart Walker.
The Smart Walker is being developed by Dr. Xiangrong Shen at the University of Alabama. This walkable robot has four jointed smart legs and can operate in two different modes: smart power assist and smart mule.
December 17, 2015 2 min read
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November 26, 2015 1 min read
Patrick Joyce, an inventor from the city of Wells in the UK, has won top prize at the 2015 Hackaday Conference for inventing an eye-driven wheelchair.
Joyce’s invention, the Eyedrivomatic, uses the same Eyegaze software which allows users to control computers through eye movement, but instead hooks it up to the controls of a powered wheelchair.
November 19, 2015 1 min read
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November 05, 2015 1 min read
Scientists may have discovered a powerful new anti-aging drug in the commonly used asthma drug montelukast (Singulair).
One of the causes of degenerative brain disorders is inflammation of the brain. Asthma drugs like montelukast fight inflammation by blocking receptors which trigger it. So scientists from the Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg, Austria hypothesized that such drugs may improve cognition as well.
October 29, 2015 1 min read
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The secret to a long and healthy life may be to simply delete the genes that cause aging, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the University of Washington and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging joined together for a 10 year research project on aging, in which they discovered 238 genes that cells actually live longer without.
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