Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers confirm stress link in the brain
At one time or another, we've all felt paralyzed by a threat or danger.
Oct 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
Research reveals cause of 'freezing' gait in Parkinson's
Researchers think they've figured out why Parkinson's disease causes a person's limbs to become so stiff that at times they can feel frozen in place.
Sep 12, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Nanofiber-based biodegradable millirobot that can release drugs in targeted positions in the intestines
A nanofiber-based biodegradable millirobot called Fibot was successfully developed in research led by a scholar from City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Fibot can move in the intestines and degrade in response to the pH ...
Apr 29, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
World's fastest blade runner gets no competitive advantage from prostheses, study shows
Amputee sprinters using running prostheses, or blades, have no clear competitive advantage at the 400-meter distance compared to sprinters with biological legs and, in fact, appear to have a significant disadvantage at the ...
Jan 5, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Power walk: Engineers develop powered exoskeleton to help amputees walk with less effort
Stan Schaar, who lost his left leg in an accident while helping a neighbor, never thought he would again feel the sensation of effortlessly walking with two healthy legs.
Oct 11, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Massage doesn't just make muscles feel better, it makes them heal faster and stronger
Massage has been used to treat sore, injured muscles for more than 3,000 years, and today many athletes swear by massage guns to rehabilitate their bodies. But other than making people feel good, do these "mechanotherapies" ...
Oct 6, 2021
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Neuroscience
Flies in a VR world reveal how vision affects locomotion
Eugenia Chiappe, principal investigator of the Sensorimotor Integration Research Group at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal is standing in her office. There is a door, maybe three meters away, and ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Biomedical technology
A team is developing an inexpensive biopolymer dressing to heal chronic wounds
Tens of millions of patients around the world suffer from persistent and potentially life-threatening wounds. For these chronic wounds, which are also a leading cause of amputation, there are treatments, but the cost of existing ...
Jul 19, 2021
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Neuroscience
Perceiving prosthesis as lighter thanks to neurofeedback
Transmitting sensory signals from prostheses to the nervous system helps leg amputees to perceive prosthesis as part of their body. While amputees generally perceive their prostheses as heavy, this feedback helps them to ...
Jan 8, 2021
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Medical research
Injections, exercise promote muscle regrowth after atrophy in mice, study finds
By injecting cells that support blood vessel growth into muscles depleted by inactivity, researchers say they are able to help restore muscle mass lost as a result of immobility.
Apr 25, 2019
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