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07/08/2018 / By David Williams

More tech for the elderly: New “smart” cane analyzes your walking gait to reduce risk of falling

Falls among the elderly are a common occurrence and a major problem. In fact, it is said that falls are known to be the leading cause of injury, hospital admission, and even death in those who are aged 65 and above. For this reason, a pair of engineers from Vanderbilt University have come up with […]

04/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New portable treatment technique could save wounded combat soldiers from amputations

Thanks to a new portable medical kit devised by Scottish researchers, U.K. soldiers with badly injured limbs will have a much better chance at avoiding amputations, reported The National. The pioneering system traces its roots to a study conducted by Strathclyde University (Strathclyde) into injuries sustained by U.K. armed forces personnel from improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Armed with that […]

03/28/2018 / By David Williams

DARPA researching method to put injured soldiers into suspended animation to buy more time for help to arrive

Soldiers that are wounded in the battlefield often face terrifying ordeals that can quickly lead to their untimely deaths. For this reason, the military is constantly looking for ways to improve the way they respond to calls for help whenever any members get injured in the line of duty. Now the actual U.S. agency that’s […]

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