Posts Tagged ‘mobility’
Longer bones give sprinters speed
PENN STATE (US) — Researchers have uncovered clues that help explain why some people are faster runners than others. Continue…
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 17:11 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - Nov 14, 2011 12:35 - 1 Comment
Mutant worms may tag Parkinson’s drugs
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Dopamine-deficient worms with a motor switching problem may help identify drugs that will benefit people with Parkinson’s disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 1, 2011 7:00 - 0 Comments
Free software models how humans move
STANFORD (US) — An open source software application modeling human motion is helping medical professionals and bioengineers study, diagnose, and correct abnormalities in how people move. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 4, 2011 13:25 - 0 Comments
3-D steps up to decode mobility
STANFORD (US) — Researchers are using computer-generated 3-D simulations of how humans move to improve the lives of people with limited mobility. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 12, 2010 10:32 - 3 Comments
Maintaining mobility with ‘Smart Walker’
CORNELL (US)—An electronic button braking system that replaces bicycle-style squeeze brakes will make rolling walkers safer and easier to use. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 13, 2010 14:25 - 13 Comments
Stroke therapy successful in animal tests
UC IRVINE—A naturally occurring protein could restore limb function in humans long after a stroke, two new studies find. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 12, 2009 4:00 - 1 Comment
To stay healthy, stay married
A new study finds that that people who are divorced or widowed have 20 percent more chronic health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, than married people.
Society & Culture - Aug 5, 2009 13:10 - 1 Comment
Poverty is a drag for middle-income black youth
“Neighborhoods matter—and matter significantly for the mobility prospects of Americans,” says John Morton, managing director of Pew’s Economic Policy Department. “But black children from middle-income families who often live in poorer neighborhoods, have a much higher likelihood of falling down the ladder as adults.”
Health & Medicine - Mar 6, 2009 16:12 - 1 Comment
Tango improves mobility in Parkinson’s patients
WASHINGTON-ST. LOUIS (US)/strong>—Dancing the tango may improve balance and mobility in people with Parkinson’s disease. A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that patients who took part in regular tango classes for 20 sessions showed significant improvements when compared to those who did conventional exercise.
Health & Medicine - Mar 5, 2009 11:23 - 3 Comments
Drug improves mobility for some MS patients
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A drug that has shown promise treating a debilitating symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) is one step closer to market. Newly released findings from clinical trials in the United States and Canada show the experimental drug fampridine improves walking ability in some patients.
