Science news articles about 'gait'

  • Gait may be associated with orgasmic ability

    ... might be associated with psychosexual impairments, could both impair vaginal orgasmic response and gait." In addition, vaginally orgasmic women may feel more confident about their sexuality, which ...
  • Researchers Study Effectiveness of Robotic Gait-Assisted Therapies for Stroke Victims

    ... say that every step counts. Two University of Missouri researchers recently studied robotic gait-assisted therapy to see if it is the best way to make steps count for patients with neurological ...
  • Cane use may reduce risk of knee osteoarthritis progression

    ... turned to 3-dimensional (3-D) gait analysis. Their findings, featured in the May 2008 issue ... test. A mean score was used to calculate changes in gait parameters and determine the peak knee adduction ...
  • Innovative antennae may signal a 'new wave' in health care provision

    ... a thing of the past. Instead, biosensors could gather data on heart rate, respiration, posture, gait etc, transmitting this information by radio signal to a control unit also on the patient’s body. ...
  • Genetic mutation linked to walking on all 4s

    ... have opened a window on how mutations in VLDLR affect brain development and influence gait in humans. "It will be interesting to see if the VLDLR gene is involved in other types of cerebellar ...
  • Toad research could leapfrog to new muscle model

    ... Ankle with Regenerative Kinetics) that mimics biology by storing and releasing energy during the ankle gait cycle. "Energy is stored as the leg and body rolls over the ankle, and then this energy ...
  • Treatment improves walking ability of Parkinson's patients

    ... people with Parkinson's, as well as improving average stride length, speed of gait and distance walked. The study also demonstrates a carryover or learning effect for improvements gained during FES ...
  • U of I study shows how to lose weight without losing bone

    ... loss. "We also want to learn how these changes in body composition will affect balance, gait, and other measures of physical function in this population known to be at high risk for osteoporosis and ...
  • Tell me by the way I walk

    ... agencies and airport security to recognize suspects based on the way they were, their characteristic gait. The team reveals details of a comprehensive framework for gait recognition by computer in ...
  • UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News

    GLAST lifts off and begins orbiting Earth … Scientists block malaria in animal tests … Gait recognition is new security tool … Study: Brain stem cells can be awakened ... Health/Science news from UPI. ...
  • Flip-Flops Bad For Feet

    Researchers at Auburn University have found that wearing flip-flops alters the way one walks, changing the gait in subtle ways that can lead to serious sole, heel and ankle problems.
  • Alleviating the fear of falling

    ... people who take methylphenidate (the generic name for Ritalin) may improve their cognitive abilities and their gait, cutting the risk for serious falls. This surprising finding was made by Prof. ...
  • E-Textile Pants Identify Fall-Prone Elderly

    (PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of pants may help determine if elderly individuals have a high risk of slipping and falling by sensing fluctuations in their walking gait.
  • Supplements no better than placebo in slowing cartilage loss in knees of osteoarthritis patients

    ... when they took a combination of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate. In this ancillary study, GAIT patients were offered the opportunity to continue their original study treatment for an additional ...
  • A fine balance

    ... long, the researchers wanted to know how this irregular activity pattern of motor neurons influences the gait of mice strolling down a walkway. Taking advantage of the so-called AlstR/AL system, which ...

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