Apple spotlights how accessible tech helps people with disabilities thrive
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Xbox adaptive controller first look: A new, necessary gamepad
Today we celebrate the seventh annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day and … READ MORE
A simple, reliable system for calculating lactate threshold in athletes
The lactate threshold is regarded as a tremendously useful physiological variable … READ MORE
6-legged “horse” rides to the rescue
Hippotherapy device could help patients recover movement, balance. Rice University … READ MORE
Smartphone case offers blood glucose monitoring on the go
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone case … READ MORE
Human hair as interactive material
UC Berkeley researcher and artist Eric Paulos and his students continue their … READ MORE
Killam Prize awarded to Walter Herzog, pioneer in biomechanics
Ground-breaking muscle contraction research affects bone and joint health. Walter … READ MORE
This neural operating system lets paralyzed, voiceless patients communicate
Nuro’s new brain-computer interface uses neurological signals to let incapacitated … READ MORE
Create a 3D model of a person—from just a few seconds of video
Transporting yourself into a video game, body and all, just got easier. Artificial … READ MORE
Calgary doctor, entrepreneur scores finalist spot in international innovation competition
Dr. Breanne Everett makes smart shoes that can prevent injuries to … READ MORE
It’s not your fitness tracker – it’s you
An international study reveals that people, regardless of where they live and their … READ MORE
Clever socks connect remote patients and physios
New ‘smart socks’ are helping physiotherapists better diagnose and treat … READ MORE
Bloodless revolution in diabetes monitoring
Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the … READ MORE
Fully-automated, accessible apartment building a first for Calgary
Inclusio opens doors to low-income Calgarians with limited mobility. After two years … READ MORE
UK ministers outline plan for disabled people’s air travel
Flying disabled: Trouble in the skies. Wheelchair user Jemma Collins recalls how … READ MORE
The cure for osteoarthritis
A knee that is as good as new again, without major surgery or a prosthesis. That is … READ MORE
Families agonize over who will care for their severely disabled children as they age
Deane Daprato when he was six-years-old and a day student at what was then called … READ MORE
Sensors to prevent Parkinson’s patients from falling
New EIT Health research project launched on telemedical analysis of gait and falls. … READ MORE
Tummy tech tracks electrical activity for signs of indigestion
Wearable stomach monitor could help salvage a technology largely abandoned by … READ MORE
The world’s first 3D printed custom knee brace – Evoke case study
We generally like having our items and tools personalized, which is why 3D printing … READ MORE
Radiologist harnesses virtual reality as powerful teaching tool
Physicians, trainees and even lay people can now join an expert radiologist as he … READ MORE
A new wearable brain scanner
A helmet records a wearer’s brain activity using magnetoencephalography (MEG) … READ MORE
Wearable sensors characterize CP gait
Inertial measurement units (IMUs) facilitate the creation of a gait analysis system … READ MORE
Calgary researchers develop portable brain imaging system to shed light on concussions
A volunteer wears the cap, developed at the U of C, which contains small lights that … READ MORE
E-skin lets you manipulate objects in real and virtual worlds
Researchers integrate magnetoelectronic sensors into electronic skin that tracks … READ MORE
Rice team designs lens-free fluorescent microscope
FlatScope may be the world’s tiniest, lightest microscope for biological … READ MORE
Scientists zero in on treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
About 1 in 2,500 people have a degenerative nerve disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth … READ MORE
New smartphone sensor checks your blood pressure
It’s more convenient than a cuff and could help patients monitor hypertension at … READ MORE
Interview with Andy Nie of GYENNO on interventions for Parkinson’s
Using innovative technology similar to that used for the more widely known … READ MORE
The secret to a high tech concierge medical office? Data
The exam room is where the real magic happens. The first thing members see when they … READ MORE
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