No, we will not be talking about a new large screen TV from Panasonic this time round to compete with the likes of LG and Samsung, but rather, a Digital Mirror from the Japanese consumer electronics giant which intends to help out in the field of medical rehabilitation. Just what does the Digital Mirror offer? It supposedly is able to assist in rehabilitation trainings through the measuring of training while recording essential data through the combination of a mirror and video that are displayed on it.
The mirror’s user is able to perform trainings, and afterwards, go through a compiled comparison of your figures which are reflected on the mirror alongside a benchmark figure – and hopefully your performance would have met or exceeded the benchmark levels. Some of the exercise programs on offer includ”Stretch,” “Muscle Strength,” “Upper Limb’s Range of Motion” and “Balance”, where you can also choose “upright position” or “sitting position,” depending on your current medical situation. (more…)
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A bandage is a bandage – it is meant to keep those nasty bacteria out from your open wound, and also protect the same wound from the elements for a speedier rate of healing if you lack Wolverine’s healing factor. Well, the AmoeBAND concept bandage does bring a new equation to the mix – it will update the world of wound care through the clever changes in color, so that patients will be alerted to a change when required. Not only that, the AmoeBAND concept bandage is good enough to remain put on the wound until the time comes to change it, so that wastage is minimized in the process.
Researchers over at Georgia Tech have come up with a wireless, musical glove which is said to be able to improve sensation and motor skills for those who have some form of paralyzing spinal cord injury (SCI). Originally, it was tested successfully by those who have limited feeling or movement in their hands because of tetraplegia. Such patients were in such a condition for over a year prior to the study, where this is the time frame when majority of rehab patients see very little improvement for the rest of their lives.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday has just approved the first drug that was proven to reduce the risk of HIV infection. This is definitely a milestone throughout the three decades long fight against the AIDS-causing virus. The FDA gave the nod of approval for Gilead Sciences’ pill Truvada, where it is touted to be a preventive measure for those who are at high risk of picking up the HIV virus via unprotected sexual activity. Not only that, those who are married to or are living with HIV-infected partners might also want to check out this prevention pill. According to public health advocates, this particular approval might eventually slow down the spread of HIV, but it sure as heck will not stop it. Do you think that such a pill is going to make it big, bigger than the morning after pill? I sure hope that men do not see this as a free license to sow their oats without any care and concern in the world. It is not 100% foolproof after all.
Albeit this isn’t really the first time for researchers to conduct tests on fruit flies, what we are about to tell you is almost mind-boggling. Geneticists from the Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada and the University of California were able to successfully breed fruit flies that have numerical skills. If you’re thinking about calculus or algebra, that seems to be rather far-fetched. Instead, the new breed of fruit flies can reportedly figure out the difference between two or more flashes of light during the series of tests conducted.
Sony first introduced their PVM-2551MD medical–grade OLED monitor in September last year, but at (long, relatively speaking) last it has picked up approval by the FDA in the US, which clearly places it in line to be part of a medical grade monitor Stateside. This is touted to be the world’s first medical-grade monitor, where it comes with a 25″ display, and is tipped to offer significant benefits for a range of surgical procedures where it merges all the advantages that came with Sony’s OLED technology, including true-to-life color reproduction, high resolution, and virtually no motion blur at all.
The brilliant Stephen Hawking certainly knows what he is talking about when it comes to physics, and do imagine just how much more he is able to achieve if he were to be fully healthy? I guess that is a rhetorical question, and do appreciate his immense contribution to the world of science. Those who suffer from various diseases or have physical conditions that restrict one’s movement to just the eyes, can finally be able to use their eyes to control a computer, even if the kind of parts used amount to just $35 thereabouts. The system is sensitive enough that under testing circumstances, test subjects managed to score within 20% of an able-bodied person right after a mere 10 minutes of practice.
