Health
Age can impair a man's odds for fatherhood: study
It's no surprise to hear that women's fertility wanes as their biological clock ticks away.
Aug 23, 2021
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Medical economics
Nearly 1 billion people lack access to disability aids
Almost 1 billion children and adults with disabilities, and older people, are unable to access the assistive technology they need, according to a UN report, which calls for more investment in these life-changing products.
May 18, 2022
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Medical research
Glove and armband device that gives 'sense of touch' haptic feedback to amputees to be trialed
A glove and armband that gives people with upper limb prosthetics a sense of touch through haptic feedback is in development at the University of Bath, with a unique at-home trials set to begin in the coming weeks.
Sep 13, 2023
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Diabetes
Directed in vitro technique may increase insulin resistance among offspring
A special type of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, may increase the risk for insulin resistance among children conceived in this way, according to a new study from Greece. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine ...
Jun 17, 2013
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Sensors harnessing light give hope in rehabilitation
Recently, a Korean company donated a wearable robot, designed to aid patients with limited mobility during their rehabilitation, to a hospital. These patients wear this robot to receive assistance for muscle and joint exercises ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Seeing double: 1 in 30 babies born in US is a twin
Women having children at older ages and the growing availability of fertility treatments has led to a marked increase in the birth of twins: In 2009, one in every 30 babies born in the United States was a twin compared with ...
Apr 2, 2012
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Health
Assistive technologies market growing rapidly in US
Assistive technology research and commercialization needs to greatly speed up, said the executive director of Assistive Technology Partners (ATP), because the demand for devices to help people with disabilities and the elderly ...
Dec 6, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Fertility treatments aren't significantly linked to birth defects
(HealthDay)—The risk of birth defects is low among children conceived using assisted reproductive technologies (ART), according to a new study.
Oct 23, 2014
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Health
During IVF sexual relationships, satisfaction, can suffer
An Indiana University study has found that women undergoing in-vitro fertilization report that the process of infertility treatment has many negative impacts on their sexual relationship with their partner. Little attention ...
Oct 30, 2012
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Cardiology
Robots for stroke rehabilitation
Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire and a team of European partners have developed a prototype of a robotic glove which stroke suffers can use in their own home to support rehabilitation and personal independence ...
Mar 5, 2015
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