Bionic leg makes amputee faster on his feet
Craig Hutto considers himself part bionic man. In 2005, doctors amputated his leg after a shark attacked him during a fishing trip off the Florida Gulf Coast.
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Craig Hutto considers himself part bionic man. In 2005, doctors amputated his leg after a shark attacked him during a fishing trip off the Florida Gulf Coast.
Jan 24, 2012
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Aches and pains got you down? The way you walk could be wearing out parts of your body.
Jun 5, 2012
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University of British Columbia researchers have developed a specialized microscope that has the potential ability to both diagnose diseases that include skin cancer and perform incredibly precise surgery—all without cutting ...
May 15, 2019
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Researchers have modified a commercial virtual reality headset, giving it the ability to measure brain activity in order to examine how we react to hints, stressors and other outside forces.
Aug 4, 2023
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Sometimes cells can forget what type of cell they are and stop functioning correctly. This commonly happens in cancer, in which mature cells lose aspects of their identity and become more susceptible to begin dividing uncontrollably.
Dec 22, 2021
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In the 1835 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea," a princess is deemed authentic because of her sensitivity to a pea placed under 20 mattresses on her bed. New research from the McKelvey School of ...
Apr 12, 2023
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Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can be devastating and debilitating. Despite intense interest and years of study, the exact mechanisms linking force and neurological injury remain unclear. Researchers know that the membranes ...
Apr 4, 2017
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An Indiana University scientist studying human bone growth has received a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study a chemical compound with potential to fight osteoporosis and accelerate broken bone ...
Aug 17, 2011
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Babies with leukemia could get an array of new treatments after scientists used genetic engineering to reproduce a gene defect found in the disease.
Oct 7, 2022
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A new flexible, wearable medical device could provide a major boost in the fight against heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.
Apr 26, 2023
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