Among Ron Grantham’s happiest memories are the days he spent fly-fishing with his beloved dog, Spot. Now those memories are being revived by visits from his new best friend, Biscuit – a robotic dog. Continue reading Robot dog lends a helping paw to dementia sufferers
Category Archives: Health
New app to score Parkinson’s severity
Computer scientists, including one of Indian-origin, has developed a new smartphone-based app that uses sensors to generate a score that reliably reflects symptom severity in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Continue reading New app to score Parkinson’s severity
Scientists develop brain scanner in a helmet
British scientists have developed a lightweight and highly sensitive brain imaging device that can be worn as a helmet, allowing the patient to move about naturally. Continue reading Scientists develop brain scanner in a helmet
New imaging agent may guide therapy for brain diseases
Researchers have developed a new imaging agent that could help guide and assess treatments for people with various neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Continue reading New imaging agent may guide therapy for brain diseases
Device that gives you cat-like ‘hearing’ abilities being developed
Researchers are developing atomically thin “drumheads”, which are tens of trillions of times thinner than the human eardrum, and will provide cat-like hearing abilities to humans. Continue reading Device that gives you cat-like ‘hearing’ abilities being developed
This prosthetic system could restore memory loss
Scientists have demonstrated the successful implementation of a prosthetic system that uses a person’s own memory patterns to facilitate the brain’s ability to encode and recall memory, an important step towards finding a way to restore memory loss. Continue reading This prosthetic system could restore memory loss
Cellphone-based tech could cut lab visits for blood tests
Researchers have developed a cellphone-based blood test technology that can provide immediate results in the comfort of one’s home or a doctor’s clinic, thereby cutting visits to the laboratory. Continue reading Cellphone-based tech could cut lab visits for blood tests
New iPhone app to aid heart attack survivors
A new iPhone-based app may help patients who survived a heart attack to maintain their health and reduce the number of hospital readmissions, according to a study. Continue reading New iPhone app to aid heart attack survivors
Artificial eye to help correct blurry images
Inspired by the human eye, researchers have developed an adaptive metalens—essentially a flat, electronically controlled artificial eye—that automatically stretches to simultaneously focus and correct several factors that contribute to blurry images. Continue reading Artificial eye to help correct blurry images
3-D printed shape-shifting gel could deliver drugs
Engineers have invented a printing method for a smart gel that could be used to create materials for transporting small molecules like water or drugs to human organs. Continue reading 3-D printed shape-shifting gel could deliver drugs