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Bones, Joints & Muscles 30th June 2016

Turning disability into superpower

Jordan Reeves, born with what she calls “a little arm,” has worn seven different prosthetic hands in her 10 years. This year, she designed a really special one – a five-barreled glitter blaster. “You can’t be sad when you’re covered ...

• by Laurel Kenner

Chronic Conditions 8th July 2015

Learning about chronic pain from Jennifer Aniston

In her award-winning role as Claire in the movie Cake, Jennifer Aniston plays a painkiller-addicted mum who’s lost her son in a car crash that’s left her in agonising pain. The emotional suffering from her son’s death ...

• by Karen Finn

Pure Tech 25th May 2015

Watch paralyzed man move robotic arm with his mind

A man who is paralyzed from the neck down can now move a robotic arm just by thinking about it. Neural prosthetic devices implanted in the brain’s movement center, the motor cortex, have allowed patients with amputations or paralysis ...

• by Gael Bassetto

In Your Head 19th April 2015

Getting a good night’s sleep doesn’t have to be a pipe dream

Nobody is at their best after a bad night’s sleep, so imagine how you would feel if you never slept well. Like, never ever. Pretty desperate, huh? This was the reality for Stuart Lamont before he got treatment for ...

• by Karen Finn

Pure Tech 4th February 2015

You won’t wear Google Glasses but will your doctor?

Ok Glass, I need to know if this afternoon's surgery patient has any allergies and send me an update on the vital signs of the patient I operated on this morning.' Remember Google Glass? Just two years ago, Google ...

• by Gary Finnegan

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