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.
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Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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%.
Joseph 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
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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%.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 26, 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
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 17, 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.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 14, 2022
Harvard study identifies why humans walk upright
If evolutionary biologists were to rank the body parts that make us quintessentially human, the pelvis would place close to the top.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 12, 2022
A daily walk can 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 — brings even better results.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 3, 2022
Wearable activity trackers motivate us to walk 40 minutes more each day
New findings from Australian researchers show fitness trackers, pedometers and smart watches motivate us to exercise more and lose weight.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 19, 2022
Certain lifestyle activities reduce cognitive decline, research finds
Research finds there is a relationship between participating in certain lifestyle activities and preventing a decline in cognitive health.
Joseph Shavit
- May 15, 2022
Walking will help you sleep better, study finds
New research shows that middle-aged adults who took more steps over four weeks reported better sleep than less-active people.
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