Apps can save lives. It might not be apparent while sitting in a public setting, surrounded by social media addicts. However, you may have a parent or grandparent that enjoys their independence and still lives at home. You can’t be …
...The origins of 3D printing can be traced back to 1986. It was invented by an American engineer named Chuck Hull. The process, in which material is joined together under computer control to create a three-dimensional object, has grown into …
...The term ‘mild traumatic brain injury’ is problematic in and of itself. It may be distinguishing itself from other types of traumatic brain injury but there is nothing mild about it. If anything, the distinction is an attempt to highlight …
...Children with autism can be described as being “in their own little world.” It is an oversimplification, for sure, but it makes you wonder what that world is like. For parents and advocates, the challenge becomes all about how our …
...The degenerative brain disease known as CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, can only be formally diagnosed via an autopsy. Still facing a concussion epidemic, professional football cannot afford to wait that long to address the problem in its players. One …
...We recently wrote an article entitled Everything You Need to Know about Spinal Cord Injury. Now, we have decided to follow that up by writing about one of the biggest decisions a person will have to make after suffering …
...Diabetes is a disease in which the blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. The pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin to handle the demands. Whether it be insulin shots or the multiple, daily finger pricks of …
...One does not have to work for the military to be reminded of the chain of command. Dawn Dunphy works for the U.S. Navy and has followed the chain from her equal employment opportunity office to human resources, IT and
If you are sitting comfortably while reading this, it is due in no small part to the proper functioning of your spinal cord. Think about the fact that the spinal cord is the main pathway between your brain and the …
...Did you read our post about merging exoskeletons with virtual reality? Be sure to do that, but first let us tell you about the newest way that virtual reality is enhancing the lives of our friends in wheelchairs. Let us …
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