Dean Kamen: The Emotion Behind Invention
I am lucky that knowledge and feeling like this exist in the world; we all are.…
From Weird to Cool: the iPad as Assistive Device
At Cult of Mac [http://www.cultofmac.com/36874/from-weird-to-cool-the-ipad-as-assistive-device/36874/] , Pete Mortensen hints at the possibilities of the iPad beyond what you've probably thought about (and suggests why I can't wait to get my hands on one).…
Remote Health Care: Body Parts make Phone Calls
> If Telefónica (TEF) has its way, your knee will one day call your doctor. In partnership with Barcelona's Hospital de la Esperanza, Telefónica has developed a knee brace embedded with motion sensors that enable physicians to monitor patients' rehabilitation remotely after they've been discharged…
Music is good for you at any age
> With age, the "plasticity" that allows experience to mold the brain so easily declines. But it doesn't disappear. At any age, learning a challenging new set of skills such as instrumental music is likely to return cognitive dividends, says Harvard University neurologist Gottfried Schlaug. And…
Music can help recovery of stroke patients
> BBC - Teaching stroke patients to sing could helping them recover http://bit.ly/bymQnm Favourite music could help too http://bit.ly/wGAyS — Ed Yong (@edyong209) February 21, 2010 [https://twitter.com/edyong209/statuses/9431457376] Also seen on Twitter via @ralphsierra. All I know is it's…
Sound Waves Being Used to Treat Strokes
> Neurologists have built an ultrasound device which uses focused sound waves to destroy stroke-causing blood clots in brains. The procedure is non-invasive—requiring no drugs or surgery—and is already being tested on patients. The machine and procedure allows doctors to "surround the head with an array of…