New prosthetics restore natural movement via nerve connection
In the world of prosthetics, groundbreaking advances are transforming the lives of lower limb amputees. Researchers at MIT, in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, have developed a neuroprosthetic system that allows users to control a prosthetic leg using their own nervous system. This innovative approach may bring us closer to a future of fully […]
Bluey’s blockbuster episode hit a nerve for my family by casting moving house as difficult and scary | Bluey
Bluey’s blockbuster 28-minute episode excited kids all over the world, and it’s a shame it was a missed opportunity. ABC’s Logie and Emmy Award-winning cartoon may have taught kids that change, especially moving, can be difficult and scary, but over time they can adapt and even grow. not. Instead, the message was that preventing change […]
Biden repeats dubious claim about son’s death in call to fallen service member’s family: ‘The nerve’
President Biden reiterated dubious claims about the death of his son, Beau Biden, in a recent phone call with the parents of a U.S. service member killed in an attack on a base in Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden spoke Tuesday with the parents of Kennedy Ladon Sanders, a 24-year-old specialist who was killed […]