Inspirational, Motivational, Uplifting and down right Positive Stuff
Posted in Health, Inspirational, Video on Dec 19th, 2007
"But he’s blind" says the reporter. "No he’s not" says mom, he just can’t see with his eyes. "No one will ever tell him that he can’t do anything" says mom.
Well, check out the video (and more after the jump) for something truly inspirational and totally amazing…
Posted in Health, Technology on Dec 17th, 2007
No more needles? On man, would I love this if it works…
According to Laguna Hills-based BioMedDevice Limited, gumEase uses no conventional anesthetics, instead relying on cryoanesthesia: basically, the freezer-stored device chills your mouth into numbness. One application of gumEase, which lasts up to 20 minutes, is said to relieve 90% of a patient’s pain […]
Posted in Health, Technology on Dec 5th, 2007
Scientists at the University of Calgary have created the world’s first complete object-oriented computer model of a human body. Unveiled May 23rd, 2007, the 4D human atlas, dubbed the CAVEman by the team who created it, allows scientists to literally get inside their experiments by translating medical and genomic data into 4D images.
The 4D […]
Posted in Future, Health, Technology on Nov 13th, 2007
A article in Science News details how a professor is using a technique called targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) to allow wearers to open and close their artificial hands and bend and straighten their artificial elbows nearly as naturally as their own arms.
Todd A. Kuiken, M.D., Ph.D., a physiatrist at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago […]
Posted in Future, Health, Technology on Oct 29th, 2007
MIT researchers have developed a new algorithm to help create prosthetic devices that convert brain signals into action in patients who have been paralyzed or had limbs amputated.
“The work represents an important advance in our understanding of how to construct algorithms in neural prosthetic devices for people who cannot move to act or speak,” said […]
Posted in Health, Technology on Oct 26th, 2007
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report successful testing in animals of an electrical device that partly restores a damaged or impaired sense of balance.
While still a few years away from testing in humans, it could aid the 30,000 Americans the experts’ estimates show are coping with profound loss of inner ear balance. These people often suffer […]
Posted in Environment, Health, Video on Oct 25th, 2007
John Kanzius, while attempting to desalinate sea water using radio frequencies, he noticed flashes, and within a few days, had saltwater burning in a test-tube as if it were a candle.
Spawning interest, a Penn State University chemist named Rustum Roy held a demonstration proving that the science is sound, noting that the water doesn’t burn, […]
Posted in Health on Jul 2nd, 2007
We all know that stress can have an adverse impact on our health. As a nation, I know that the US is prone to obesity, especially as it pertains to stress plus fast food.
Now a recent study is relating these two as scientists have reported that stress can promote obesity, particularly when it pertains to […]
Posted in Future, Health, Technology on Jun 11th, 2007
Researchers at the University of Michigan have come up with a new approach to improving hearing for the deaf or severely hearing impaired.
Scientists have shown in animals that it’s possible to implant a tiny, ultra-thin electrode array in the auditory nerve that can successfully transmit a wide range of sounds to the brain. The studies […]
Posted in Health on Jun 6th, 2007
Stem Cells have been touted as a way to deal with all types of medical issues. However, they have been controversial and a lot of advances have been stalled due to numerous issues.
Now comes news that 3 teams of scientists say they have produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells, at least in mice, without […]