KAUNAS, Lithuania — A group of researchers from Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region of Europe, have developed a deep learning-based method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer’s disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99 percent. The findings of the research were published in the journal “Diagnostics.” “One of the first signs […]

WASHINGTON — A new study, done at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania revealed that when people set their own exercise goals — and then pursue them immediately — it’s more likely to result in lasting positive changes. The findings of the study titled “Effect of Goal-Setting Approaches Within a Gamification Intervention to […]

Hope for Amputees: A new inflatable “smart” hand has been developed that’s available for a fraction of the cost and with better results than the motorized bionic prosthetics that currently dominate the market. More than 5 million people worldwide who have undergone upper-limb amputation have long had to contend with bulky, mannequin-like artificial appendages. Highly […]

  Study: Lower Death Risk After A Stroke With Exercise MINNEAPOLIS — A new study has shown that people who walk at least three to four hours per week or bike at least two to three hours per week, or the equivalent after having a stroke, may have a 54 percent lower risk of death from […]