A new study conducted by researchers at University of Massachusetts-Amherst reveals that using robots to provide speech and physical therapies to stroke patients may provide noticeable benefits. The researchers observed how a uBot-5, a child-size humanoid robot interacted with a 72-year old male stroke patient and found that using such a robot could be effective in providing speech and physical therapies, such as word-retrieval games and arm movement tasks, in an engaging ...
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A large population of healthy people are taking Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, a new study out of the Faculty of Medicine (and) Dentistry shows. This trend is prevailing despite the fact that new literature shows it is not as beneficial as once thought. Olga Szafran and Mike Kolber, in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, surveyed patients over the age of 50 at two clinics in Alberta. They found that more than 40 per cent of people ...
A new robot under development in Europe promises to improve stroke rehabilitation immensely. Called the CORBYS, this robot comes equipped with motors that can assist the patient with leg movements. The robot also has sensors that can gauge the strength and dexterity that is remaining in the patient's limbs. Other sensors present in this robot include heart rate monitor, EEG, body thermometer and a muscle activity sensor. Researchers in six countries have worked on ...
