New Bionic Implant Allows Control Over All Bionic Hand Fingers
In this article we show that rewiring nerves to different muscle targets in a distributed and concurrent manner is possible and conducive to improved prosthetic control (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - July 13, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Prostheses - Prosthetics Source Type: news
ChatGPT AI Chatbot Promotes American Cultural Bias in Its Answers
Study reveals AI chatbot, ChatGPT, reflects American norms and values - even when queried about other countries and cultures (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - July 12, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: AI and Disabilities Source Type: news
European Heatwaves of Summer 2022 Killed 61000
An epidemiological analysis estimates that 63% more women than men died due to heat in the European summer of 2022, with the highest incidence in the Mediterranean region (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - July 10, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Disability and Climate Change Source Type: news
Preventing Tumor Growth by Eliminating Extra Chromosomes in Cancer Cells
Overexpression of certain genes pointed researchers to a vulnerability that might be exploited to target cancers with aneuploidy (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - July 6, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Treatment of Cancer Source Type: news
America Unprepared for Zoonotic Disease Threats
Animal industries in the U.S. pose serious risk of future pandemics and the government lacks a comprehensive strategy to address these threats (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - July 6, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Medical Research News Source Type: news
Factors Associated With Learning Disabilities and Autism Led to Euthanasia Requests and Assisted Suicide in the Netherlands
The study found reasons for people with learning disabilities and autism choosing euthanasia and assisted suicide included feelings of loneliness and a struggle to form friendships (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - July 5, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Statistics Source Type: news
Your Ears Inform the Brain if Hearing is Impaired
DC signal polarity changes from positive to negative when the cochlea has been exposed to harmful noise and this signal can provide an indication of ear health status (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - July 5, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Deafness and Hearing Loss Source Type: news
Having Dementia Does Not Necessarily Mean the End of Learning
Ten dementia patients, eight of whom lived in care facilities, try using computer tablets for the first time in their lives and the results were surprising (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - July 3, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Dementia Source Type: news
VisText: Teaching AI to Write Better Accessible Chart Captions
New dataset can help scientists develop automatic systems that generate richer, more descriptive online chart captions for people with disabilities (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - July 2, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Website Accessibility Source Type: news
Robotic Glove Helps to Relearn Piano Playing After Stroke
Researchers develop a first of its kind soft robotic exoskeleton glove using artificial intelligence (AI) (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - June 30, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: AI and Disabilities Source Type: news
Robotic Glove Helps to Relearn Playing Piano After a Stroke
Researchers develop a first of its kind soft robotic exoskeleton glove using artificial intelligence (AI) (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - June 30, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: AI and Disabilities Source Type: news
Alarming Antibiotic Resistance Levels Found in Ukrainian Wounded
Researchers assisting microbiologists in Ukraine investigate bacterial resistance among wounded treated in hospitals reveal many patients exhibited extremely high level of antibiotic resistance (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - June 29, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Health and Disability Source Type: news
New Research Sheds Light on Animal Evolution
Researchers develop a new method to determine if animals really were absent during certain geological eras, or if they were present but too fragile to be preserved (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - June 29, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Anthropology and Disabilities Source Type: news
A Different Way to See - Part 1
There are many fun, easy and creative ways to help your children interact with their environment. What I offer in this article are a few examples of concept development (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - June 29, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Blogs - Writings - Stories Source Type: news
A Different Way to See
There are many fun, easy and creative ways to help your children interact with their environment. What I offer in this article are a few examples of concept development (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - June 29, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Blogs - Writings - Stories Source Type: news
