Posts Tagged ‘hands’
Wave of the hand pulls up patient records
PURDUE (US) — Doctors may soon be using a gesture-recognition system in the operating room that identifies hand gestures to browse and display images of the patient. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Jan 7, 2013 16:04 - 5 Comments
Finger length ratio hints at angry mouth
U. BUFFALO (US) — Men and women with a smaller ratio between the lengths of their fourth and second fingers report themselves to be more verbally aggressive, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 19, 2012 15:04 - 0 Comments
Paralyzed woman’s thoughts guide robot arm
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — A woman with longstanding quadriplegia maneuvered a mind-controlled, human-like robot arm in seven dimensions, using it to feed herself dark chocolate and high-five someone. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 3, 2012 13:57 - 2 Comments
Brain’s ‘pain map’ pinpoints where it hurts
UCL (UK) — Scientists have unlocked details of the brain’s “pain map” for the hand, and say the findings may shed light on the processes at work in chronic pain. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 17, 2012 8:43 - 0 Comments
After spine trauma, nerve detour revives hand
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Surgeons have restored some hand function in a quadriplegic patient with a spinal cord injury at the C7 vertebra, the lowest bone in the neck. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 5, 2010 14:32 - 2 Comments
iScrub app keeps tabs on hand washing
U. IOWA (US)—A recent review of 96 hand hygiene studies from hospitals in industrialized nations found an overall hand hygiene adherence rate of 40 percent among health care workers. A new mobile app should make it easier to keep tabs on hand hygiene. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 9, 2009 12:41 - 0 Comments
Hands-on relief from carpal tunnel syndrome
RICE (US)—A device that measures intrinsic hand muscle strength may revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of hand injuries and neurological disorders, specifically carpal tunnel syndrome. (more…)
