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- Cadaveric Bone Implants Emerge as Cheaper Alternatives to Metallic Prosthetics in Bone Regeneration Therapy
- PALO ALTO, Calif. -- As cadaveric bone implants have the same structural integrity as a normal human bone, they will integrate easily with the body and support the bodily functions well. Since it mimics the normal human bone in its chemical composition, these cadaveric implants, once sterilized and placed inside...
- Research articles 2008-06-23
- 'Desperate' gets serious for finale
- UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- It is a bloody day on the set of ABC's Desperate Housewives as Katherine Mayfair's house of secrets finally comes crashing down in the two-hour season finale (Sunday, 9 p.m. ET/PT). In a soundstage on the Universal Studios lot, Dana Delany Katherine,...
- Research articles 2008-05-16
- Pediatric Prosthetics Inc. Could Experience Overwhelming Success Based Upon One Penny per Month
- HOUSTON -- Vice President of Operations of Pediatric Prosthetics Inc. (OTCBB:PDPR), Kenneth Bean, stated, "According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal (Insurers Pressed To Pay More For Prostheses / The Wall Street Journal / Vanessa Fuhrmans / page D1, Tuesday, March 11, 2008 (http://www.amputee-coalition.org/) the necessary premium...
- Research articles 2008-04-14
- Of arms and men: losing a limb in Iraq leads a Durham industrial designer on a quest to help amputees get a better grip on things.(FEATURE)(Company overview)
- Capt. Jonathan Kuniholm crouches, low and quiet, as he and three dozen other Marines advance through a thick palm grove along the Euphrates River. The platoon is looking for Iraqi insurgents who a few hours earlier had fired at a boat patrolling near Haditha Dam. As they...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- OF ARMS AND MEN
- Capt. Jonathan Kuniholm vouches, low and quiet, as he and three dozen other Marines advance through a thick palm grove along the Euphrates River. The platoon is looking for Iraqi insurgents who a few hours earlier had fired at a boat patrolling near Haditha Dam. As they close in on...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- Rocket arm.(news & notes)(Brief article)
- The strong throwing arms on baseball players are often compared to rockets. But researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville have found a way to use a bit of rocket technology to improve a traditionally weak kind of arm--a prosthetic one. Although it exists only...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- Prosthetics Market on Firm Footing as Technology Redefines Scope of Devices
- PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Remarkable advancements in technology, which greatly enhance the capacity of the device and consequently the quality of life of the amputee, propel the prosthetics industry. Such technological growth and an increasing consumer base of amputees are bolstering the prosthetics market growth. New analysis from Frost...
- Research articles 2007-09-25
- War fuels research blitz in prosthetics industry
- WASHINGTON -- With time and determination, Minnesota National Guard Sgt. Darrell "J.R." Salzman has learned to tie delicate trout flies with his mangled left hand and the shiny metal hook that serves as his right. But he lacks patience for another prosthetic device -- the so- called Utah...
- Research articles 2007-07-22
- Nanotechnology improves biocompatibility of prosthetics.(NANOTECHNOLOGY)
- Researchers at a Singaporean University have discovered that coating titanium alloy implants with a type of calcium phosphate increases the likelihood of these implants being accepted by the host body. Specifically, a study by K.A. Khor, H. Li and P. Cheang of Nanyang ...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- Nanotechnology improves prosthetics' biocompatibility
- Researchers at a Singaporean university have discovered that coating titanium alloy implants with calcium phosphate CP increases the likelihood of these implants being accepted by the host body. In the fields of implants and prosthetics, calcium phosphate coatings on titanium alloy implants are proving their worth in orthopaedic and...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- Brain power: your wish is the computer's command
- PARIS AFP — The sci-fi dream of using brain power to move or speak is now within reach, according to two studies on brain-computer interface technology due out Thursday in the science journal Nature. Advances in neuromotor prosthetics, the researchers say, could offer a revolutionary way for people with...
- Research articles 2006-07-12
- Muscling Its Way to Victory: MuscleMorph Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition Grand Prize with Novel New Motion Technology; Lightweight, Efficient Motor Uses Polymers to Mimic Biological Muscles For Prosthetics, Robotics
- PHILADELPHIA -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: MUSCLING ITS WAY TO VICTORY: MUSCLEMORPH WINS WHARTON BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION GRAND PRIZE WITH NOVEL NEW MOTION TECHNOLOGY; LIGHTWEIGHT, EFFICIENT MOTOR USES POLYMERS TO MIMIC BIOLOGICAL MUSCLES FOR PROSTHETICS,...
- Research articles 2006-04-27
- Military to fund prosthetics research
- WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is embarking on a multimillion-dollar research program to revolutionize upper-body prosthetics after a surge in troops who have lost hands and arms in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The technology for artificial hands and arms hasn't improved much since World War II. During the...
- Research articles 2005-10-06
- Pediatric Prosthetics Inc. Management Announces Formation of the ''Pediatric Prosthetics Foundation''
- HOUSTON -- Pediatric Prosthetics, Inc. (OTC:PDPR) is delighted to announce the formation of the Pediatric Prosthetics Foundation, formed as a 501c(3) charitable entity. It is a "directed funds" project of the National Heritage Foundation, (www.nhf.org) a fully reporting public charity. It has been created solely to provide prosthetics to children...
- Research articles 2005-06-06
- Casualties of war: robotic, biological research aiding military amputees.
- Hugh Herr sits alongside a colleague, watching the man's extended right foot rotate in mid-air. Herr, a double amputee who lost his legs to frostbite when he was 17 years old, attempts to replicate the motion, but the brain's commands stop at the stump just below ...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Former winner Charlize Theron to present an Oscar
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Last year's best actress Oscar winner, South Africa's Charlize Theron, has become the first star to sign up to present a golden statuette at the 2005 ceremony, organisers announced. Oscars show producer Gil Cates unveiled the first of the constellation of celebrities who will hand...
- Research articles 2005-01-19
- The California State University, Dominguez Hills Orthotics and Prosthetics program received a $575,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense
- The California State University, Dominguez Hills Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) program received a $575,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to expand the work of the O&P to satisfy the need of the nation's disabled who require artificial limbs and braces.
- Research articles 2004-09-23
- Edmonds, Wash., College to Offer Studies in Composite Materials.
- By Jane Hodges, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 18--Edmonds Community College has secured $500,000 to launch degree programs in the study of composites -- lightweight laminated materials that have become increasingly common in the manufacture of commercial and...
- Research articles 2002-12-18
- Smart parts
- Artifical limbs are taking on new life thanks to advances in embedded-- chip technology that are giving wearers a freedom of movement that would have been imossible a few years ago. A common theme in popular science fiction of the late 20th century was the notion that horribly injured humans...
- Research articles 2002-05-01
- northernexposure; From Pollokshields to LaLa land, Scottish make-up
- BRAVE Jim Carrey - a motion picture actor with a selfless, even reckless commitment to the truth of his art - recently endured hundreds of hours entombed in make-up to become The Grinch, and asked for nothing in return except world-wide admiration and 20 million dollars. That crazy, beautiful man....
- Research articles 2001-03-25
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