Regular training enhances your strength, but recovery is equally important. Elastic bandages and compression garments are widely used in sports to facilitate recovery and prevent injuries. Now, a research team from Tohoku ...
Oct 30, 2020
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Researchers at the Smart-Aging Research Center (IDAC) at Tohoku University have developed an innovative training protocol that, utilizing immersive virtual reality (IVR), leads to real physical and cognitive benefits.
Sep 1, 2020
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Understanding the skin damage caused by rubbing could lead to better topical skin treatments and help prevent the formation of new routes for viral and bacterial infection.
Aug 28, 2020
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A study conducted over the past 18 years has found differences between lead exposure effects in young Japanese boys versus girls.
Jul 30, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up unimaginable challenges for healthcare workers. Even simple outpatient procedures such as endoscopies can expose staff to the risk of infection.
Jul 22, 2020
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A research group has developed a new, lightweight and motor-less device that can be easily attached to an ankle support device—otherwise known as an ankle foot orthosis (AFO). The new device will aid stroke patients in ...
Jul 22, 2020
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We move our eyes several times per second. These fast eye movements, called saccades, create large image shifts on the retina—making our visual system work hard to maintain a stable perceptual world. Remapping the retinal ...
Jun 11, 2020
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An antibody appears to make a big difference between multiple sclerosis and other disorders affecting the protective myelin sheath around nerve fibers, report Tohoku University scientists and colleagues in the journal Brain. ...
May 19, 2020
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A new recipe for a bone-graft biomaterial that is supercooled before application should make it easier to meet dental patients' expectation of a good-looking smile while eliminating the pain associated with harvesting bone ...
May 15, 2020
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Genetic factors play a role in determining whether children have neurodevelopmental disorders. Maternal exposure to drugs and viral or bacterial illnesses can be detrimental, too.
Apr 21, 2020
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