News tagged with everyday tasks
Older adults' memory lapses linked to problems processing everyday events
Some memory problems common to older adults may stem from an inability to segment daily life into discrete experiences, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psycho ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 07, 2013 |
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New therapy device enables stroke victims to recover further
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a new stroke rehabilitation device which greatly improves recovery in stroke patients.
Neuroscience
Apr 11, 2013 |
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New NIH resources help growing number of Americans with vision loss
A 20-page large-print booklet and a series of videos to help people adapt to life with low vision are available from the National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health. The materials were released ...
Ophthalmology
Feb 01, 2013 |
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Web-based therapies help thousands of stroke survivors
(Medical Xpress)—Thousands of stroke survivors with visual problems could improve their sight from the comfort of their own home using two new web-based therapies.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 27, 2012 |
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New metric to track prosthetic arm progress
Amputees with a new prosthetic arm must learn how to use their device to perform everyday tasks that were once second nature. Taking off a shirt becomes a conscious, multistep effort: grasp the shirt, lift ...
Other
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Physical activity shown to help young and elderly alike with lower-leg coordination
An Indiana University study that examined the effect of age and physical activity on lower leg muscle reflexes and coordination concluded that participation in physical activity was beneficial for lower leg muscle coordination ...
Neuroscience
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Eliminating visual clutter helps people with mild cognitive impairment
(Medical Xpress)—A new study from Georgia Tech and the University of Toronto suggests that memory impairments for people diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's disease may be due, in part, to problems in ...
Neuroscience
Oct 01, 2012 |
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When we forget to remember -- Failures in prospective memory range from annoying to lethal
A surgical team closes an abdominal incision, successfully completing a difficult operation. Weeks later, the patient comes into the ER complaining of abdominal pain and an X-ray reveals that one of the forceps used in the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Assisted living options grow, nursing home occupancy declines
A new study finds an association between an increase in assisted living options, which provide older adults with an array of services such as help with everyday tasks in homelike settings, and a decline in ...
Health
May 23, 2012 |
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Mending the brain with a mechanical glove
Northeastern University student-researchers have created a post-stroke rehabilitation glove designed to increase hand strength through finger extension and improve cognitive ability to complete everyday tasks ...
Medical research
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Yoga aids chronic back pain sufferers
Yoga can provide more effective treatment for chronic lower back pain than more conventional methods, according to the UK's largest ever study into the benefits of yoga.
Health
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Protein preserves muscle and physical function in dieting postmenopausal women
Dieting postmenopausal women who want to avoid losing muscle as they lose fat should pay attention to a new University of Illinois study. Adding protein throughout the day not only holds hunger pangs at bay so that dieters ...
Health
Aug 10, 2011 |
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