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Briefs: Test & Measurement
INSIDER: Wearables
A noninvasive, wearable, magnetic brain stimulation device could improve motor function in stroke patients. In an initial clinical trial of 30 chronic ischemic...
INSIDER: Medical
A therapeutic shoe engineered to improve stroke recovery is proving successful and expected to hit the market by the end of the year. Since patients are often disappointed in their progress...
INSIDER: Medical
Robotic Cane Improves Walking Stability
By adding electronics and computation technology to a simple cane that has been around since ancient times, Columbia Engineering researchers have created a robotic device that provides "light-touch" assistance to the elderly or people with impaired mobility.
Briefs: AR/AI
ExoRehab is an IoT rehabilitation solution that combines robotics, gaming, and data analysis. Digitalizing physical therapy for muscle rehabilitation enables patients to acquire therapeutic...
Briefs: Connectivity
A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by UC San Francisco neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity to control a virtual vocal tract...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after it has reached an advanced stage, with many tumors spread throughout the abdomen. Most patients undergo surgery to remove as many of...
News: Test & Measurement
The medical gas equipment size is poised to exceed $7.2 billion by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights. According to the report, favorable...
Global Innovations: Medical
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Anew device developed at South Ural State University is unlike analogous devices in that it involves all joints of a...
INSIDER: Medical
New research finds that robotic arm rehabilitation in chronic stroke patients with aphasia, the loss of ability to understand or express speech, may promote speech and language...
Briefs: Medical
A groundbreaking new wearable device designed to be worn on the throat could be a game changer in the field of stroke rehabilitation.
Features: Design
Beyond an ability to merely act, today's medical robotics are increasingly able to sense and “think,” providing for an ever-growing list of...
R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers have begun to discover preferences in human-robot interactions and the need to personalize those encounters to fit both the human’s preferences and the designated task. The researchers...
INSIDER: Medical
A researcher is developing methods using functional MRI and wrist-controlled robots to assess brain activity in response to a changing set of rehabilitation exercises in stroke patients.
News: Medical
Custom Knees Outperform Standard Implants, Study Shows
Data published in Arthroplasty Today demonstrate that patients treated with customized knee implants had significantly lower adverse event rates and transfusion rates, were significantly less likely to be discharged to a rehabilitation or other high-cost post-acute care facilities, had a...
R&D: Medical
A device from Yale University researchers aims to simplify the process of placing a central venous catheter, or central line, in patients. The Ballistra Guidewire Advancer allows the physician to...
Global Innovations: Medical
Patients who have lost their function in their hand due to injury or a nerve-related condition, such as stroke or muscular...
R&D: Medical
Flexible Rehealing Glove Treats Traumatic Hand Injuries
Engineers at the University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (Fort Worth, TX) and The University of Washington (Seattle, WA) have developed a healing glove that delivers needed medicine to an injured hand. The device, known as the Bioengineered Smart-Glove for Regenerative Healing...
News: Medical
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Improves Motor Symptoms of PD Patients
A team of Johns Hopkins University scientists discovered that noninvasive brain stimulation temporarily improves motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The Johns Hopkins study also revealed that people with Parkinson's disease are still capable of making...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A team of engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a first-of-its kind, two-armed, robotic rehabilitation exoskeleton...
Mission Accomplished: Medical
A stay on the International Space Station is no vacation. During a visit to the orbiting National Laboratory, astronauts divide their time among a variety of tasks. For one, they look after...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire have developed a robotic glove prototype for stroke sufferers. The device can be used in homes to support rehabilitation and personal independence.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
New research in robotics to help with stroke rehabilitation, guide wheelchairs, and assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are some of the projects now being funded by the National...
Global Innovations: Robotics, Automation & Control
Regaining mobility after a stroke or other neurological conditions such as spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and Parkinson’s disease...
R&D: Materials
A soft, wearable device that mimics the muscles, tendons, and ligaments of the lower leg could aid in the rehabilitation of patients with foot-ankle disorders such as drop foot, said Yong-Lae Park,...
Global Innovations: Medical
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A specially-designed elastic bodysuit covered with electrodes, which was designed at Stockholm’s...
Global Innovations: Medical
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Ateam of researchers in the Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering...
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INSIDER: Medical
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Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
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