Stanford researchers show how gait tracking can predict fall risk before it happens, helping prevent injury in older adults. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) Falling is one of the biggest risks older adults ...

About this prize The Nucleic Acids Group award lecture series was established in 1998 to honour world-renowned scientists who have made outstanding contributions in the areas of the chemistry and/or ...

Walking on your toes could be related to autism or another developmental condition. However, it’s common in young children, and even persistent toe walking may not indicate an underlying condition.

Neurorehabilitation with robotic devices requires a paradigm shift to enhance human-robot interaction. The coupling of robot assisted gait training (RAGT) with a brain-machine interface (BMI) ...

Assessing chronic pain and gait patterns Forty people with MS, who were an average age of 54, completed tests of pain and gait qualities. Most (83%) were women and more than half (58%) had chronic ...

In this study the overview of human gait followed by previous researches on model-based analysis in human gait recognition will be discussed. This study focuses on general techniques employed in gait ...

The legs are inspired by CT scans of real salamander limbs. Soft parts are created using silicone molds, combined with added internal structures to mimic real anatomy. Syringes and zip ties are used ...

On Aug. 23, a class action lawsuit was filed alleging that some leading PVC pipe manufacturers exploited supply chain disruptions to fix prices and overcharge their customers for PVC municipal water ...

The Department of Justice is now investigating price-fixing in the PVC pipe market following a class action lawsuit filed in August which alleges manufacturers conspired to fix, raise, maintain and ...

DISCUSSION In the present study the asymmetrical group was the most frequent (48.8%) and only 36.82% of patients were classified according to patterns described by Sutherland and Davids. 5 The groups ...