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·July 23, 2019·3 min read

Slower walking speed may predict future mobility problems

Slower walking speed may be associated with the development of mobility disorders later in life.

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·July 20, 2017·4 min read

Smart Walk Assist Improves Rehabilitation

Researchers have developed a new algorithm for a walking system that allows those with spinal cord injury to regain mobility. Researchers say their system, Smart Walk Assist, is designed to promote natural walking patterns in patients, so the nervous system can learn how to walk again.

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·October 8, 2015·3 min read

Mapping Human Movement with Computational Models

A researcher has developed a computational model that maps human locomotion to help improve assistive and rehabilitative robotics.

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·October 16, 2013·1 min read

Smart Glasses Can Improve Gait of Parkinson’s Patients

Researchers are exploring the possible clinical potential of using smart glasses, such as Google Glass, to help improve the gait of patients with Parkinson's disease.

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·February 16, 2021·4 min read

Differences in Walking Patterns Could Predict Type of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Gait variability in older adults could be a predictor of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found higher gait variability was associated with lower cognitive performance and an accurate predictor of Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 11, 2016·4 min read

Keeping Our Balance: Our Vestibular System Reflects Evolution From Sea to Land

Researchers reveal how our vesibular system reflects the story of our evolution, from sea to land.

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·September 14, 2016·3 min read

Study Reveals Link Between Aggression and Way People Walk

A new study reports the way a person walks may reveal how aggressive they are.

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·August 16, 2017·5 min read

Scientists Use Magnetic Fields to Remotely Stimulate Brain and Control Body Movements

Researchers have developed a new, minimally invasive brain stimulation technique that can induce a range of bodily movements. The technique, magneto-thermal stimulation, can be used to target highly specific brain regions and could help researchers to advance brain mapping studies.

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·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Formation of New Blood Vessels May Account for Walking and Balance Problems in Parkinson’s

Researchers report the angiogenesis in the brain could be a cause of some of the intractable walking and balance difficulties associated with Parkinson's disease.

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·June 30, 2013·2 min read

Different Neuronal Groups Govern Right-Left Alternation When Walking

Researchers identify neuronal circuits in the spinal cord of mice which control the ability to produce alternating movements of the legs during walking.

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·September 25, 2016·4 min read

Trial Helps Doctors Tell Lewy Body Dementia From Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

A new study reports on how the clinical profiles of Lewy body dementia differ from Alzhiemer's or Parkinson's disease.

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·January 17, 2018·4 min read

Midbrain ‘Start Neurons’ Control Whether We Run or Walk

University of Copenhagen researchers have identified two areas of the midbrain that appear to play specific roles in the start, speed and content of dependent selection of locomotion in mice.

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