Difficulty walking up the stairs, thanks to the onset of a “shuffling” gait, has been linked to increased dementia risk. And a decline in gait speed alongside cognitive changes has been associated ...

Understanding how the heel pad responds to pressure and stress is vital. For the same reason, traditional approaches use medical imaging or load-based tests to measure heel pad thickness and stiffness ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela) have developed a low-cost and indigenous force plate that enhances gait profiling and enables ...

A team of researchers in Korea has recently showcased the promise of merging artificial intelligence with optogenetics to achieve more accurate diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of Parkinson’s in ...

Stimulation of the A13 brain region restores motor function in Parkinson's disease mouse models by alleviating bradykinesia and akinesia.

A South Korean research group has reported in a new paper that artificial intelligence and light-based genetic tools can work together to diagnose and stop Parkinson’s-like disease in mice. The work ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela) have developed a low-cost and indigenous force plate that enhances gait profiling ...

A research team at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT Rourkela), led by Prof A Thirugnanam from the Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engi ...

Prof. A. Thirugnanam explains how indigenous force plate can aid diagnosis, rehabilitation, and footwear design in India ...

Crossing a room shouldn't feel like a marathon. But for many stroke survivors, even the smallest number of steps carries enormous weight. Each movement becomes a reminder of lost coordination, muscle ...

Before she took her first breath, doctors said Hunter Adkins had a zero percent chance of survival. Born with cerebral palsy, or CP, she miraculously survived a ...