Climbing five flights of stairs a day substantially cuts risk of heart disease
A groundbreaking study suggests that taking even 50 steps, specifically up a flight of stairs, might have a profound impact on heart health
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JJ Shavit
- Aug 19
One walk a day can cut your risk for dementia by over 50%
New research suggests that walking each day is not only good for your heart and lungs but surprisingly your brain as well.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 10
Groundbreaking study finds the exact number of steps to lower your risk of death
Researchers have uncovered the exact number of steps that could benefit your health, and it's less than previously believed.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 11
Unleashing human potential: Next-gen exoskeleton turbocharges walking speed
Exoskeleton personalizes assistance as people walk normally through the real world and resulted in exceptional improvements in walking speed
JJ Shavit
- May 19
First-ever spinal implant enables paralyzed people to walk again
Neurons activated and remodeled by spinal cord stimulation, allows patients to stand up, walk and rebuild their muscles and quality of life
JJ Shavit
- Mar 17
Paralyzed people can now walk again thanks to first-ever spinal cord implant
To walk, the brain broadcasts commands through descending pathways that cascade from the brainstem to activate these neurons.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 15
A walk a day can cut the risk of developing dementia by over 50%
New research suggests that walking each day is not only good for your heart and lungs but surprisingly your brain as well.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 15
Daily walks can cut the risk of developing dementia by over 50%
New research suggests that walking each day is not only good for your heart and lungs but surprisingly your brain as well.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 15
First-ever spinal cord implant enables paralyzed people to walk again
Study identified the type of neuron that is activated by spinal cord stimulation, allowing patients to stand up, walk and rebuild muscles.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 15, 2022
Groundbreaking spinal cord implant enables paralyzed people to walk again
Study found the type of neuron that is activated and remodeled by spinal cord stimulation, allowing patients to stand up and walk again.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 15, 2022
Daily walks can reduce dementia risk by over 50%
Taking a more spirited approach and walking briskly — defined as more than 40 steps per minute — can drop dementia risk by 57%.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 14, 2022
Daily walks can cut the risk of developing dementia by over 50%
According to the American Medical Association, people aged 40 to 79 who walked 9,826 steps each day were 50% less likely to develop dementia
JJ Shavit
- Nov 11, 2022
Groundbreaking discovery enables people with paralysis to walk again
A study by Lausanne-based scientists has identified the neurons that may help to improve walking ability post-paralysis.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 31, 2022
Groundbreaking exoskeleton walks out into the real world
This exoskeleton personalizes assistance as people walk normally resulting in exceptional improvements in walking speed and energy economy.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 31, 2022
New walking robot design revolutionizes how we build things in space
Researchers have designed a state-of-the-art walking robot that could revolutionize large construction projects in space.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 17, 2022
A daily walk found to cut the risk of developing dementia by over 50%
Taking a more spirited approach and walking briskly — defined as more than 40 steps per minute — drops dementia risk by 57%.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 3, 2022
A single injection can repair severe spinal cord injuries and reverse paralysis
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that reverses paralysis and repairs severe spinal cord injuries.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 3, 2022
One-hour walk in nature reduces stress, study finds
Living in a city is a well-known risk factor for developing a mental disorder, while living close to nature is beneficial for mental health.
JD Shavit
- Sep 25, 2022
The physics of walking is simpler than we thought
This is important because it will allow roboticists to build much simpler models to describe the way robots walk and move through the world
JJ Shavit
- Sep 16, 2022
Pace as important as 10,000 steps for health, new study finds
The message is that for protective health benefits people could not only ideally aim for 10,000 steps a day but also aim to walk faster.
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