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Testing Smart Homes Technology in Real Homes
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[12/06/2013] A safer and healthier old age – that is the aim of GiraffPlus, an international project led by researchers at Örebro University, Sweden. With a focus of developing sophisticated aids for the elderly in close collaboration with the intended users, the project is now about to test the new technology in real homes.Testing Smart Homes Technology in Real Homes - Read more
Greater Convenience and Safety for Wheelchair Users
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[07/06/2013] With modern communication aids, users of electric powered wheelchairs can operate a PC and cell phone without human assistance. A new module is set to transform electric powered wheelchairs into communication hubs.Greater Convenience and Safety for Wheelchair Users - Read more
Combating Loneliness in Old Age with a Virtual Friendship Coach
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[03/06/2013] The “Virtual Coach Reaches Out To Me” program, in short V2me, is meant to help the 65+ generation to find new friends, become more socially active, and stay mobile and mentally fit. Combating Loneliness in Old Age with a Virtual Friendship Coach - Read more
Interacting with Environment with the Help of Brain Signals
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[17/05/2013] BrainAble has demonstrated the benefits that advanced technologies bring to people with physical disabilities so severe that they cannot interact with their environment (home, friends, family) independently.Interacting with Environment with the Help of Brain Signals - Read more
Belt to Prevent and Rehabilitate Lower Back Pain Problems
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[26/04/2013] FIK, Tecnalia and BTS launch a belt to prevent lower back pain problems and provide rehabilitation at home and at work. The Lumbia device can be used for patient´s assessment, and for therapy during postural re-education.Belt to Prevent and Rehabilitate Lower Back Pain Problems - Read more
Mobile Emergency Assistant Is Getting Ready for Market
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[24/04/2013] At REHACARE 2012, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation unveiled a pioneering mobile emergency assistance system that combines an independently navigating, interactive service robot with a stationary sensor system designed to deliver external support to elderly and infirm persons to enable them to live longer in their own homes and with an improved quality of life.Mobile Emergency Assistant Is Getting Ready for Market - Read more
Regaining Proper Hearing at Last
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[03/04/2013] Around 17 million people in Germany suffer from impaired hearing. For many of them, their hearing is so damaged that a standard hearing aid is no longer enough. A new device will improve patients’ hearing and can be implanted during outpatient surgery.Regaining Proper Hearing at Last - Read more
Spinal Cord Injuries: Hand Surgery Enhances Life Quality
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[27/03/2013] Reconstructive hand surgery can dramatically enhance the life quality and independence of those paralyzed by a cervical spinal cord injury. Despite this, the operation is not frequently performed, either in Sweden or elsewhere. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden are now hoping to change that.Spinal Cord Injuries: Hand Surgery Enhances Life Quality - Read more
Humanoid Robot Helps Train Children with Autism
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[22/03/2013] Researchers report that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) paid more attention to a humanoid robot and followed its instructions almost as well as they did those of a human therapist in standard exercises used to develop joint attention skill. Humanoid Robot Helps Train Children with Autism - Read more
Can Hearing Aids Help Prevent Falls?
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[15/03/2013] University of Texas at Dallas researchers are recruiting patients for a new study aimed at determining a connection between hearing deficits and the likelihood of falls.Can Hearing Aids Help Prevent Falls? - Read more
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