Ossur to announce clinical trials for implanted myoelectric sensors for brain-controlled prosthetics Ossur, an Icelandic based prosthetics development company is set to announce the beginning of clinical trials for its Proprio foot, a new kind of brain controlled prosthetic ankle and foot. Instead of trying to connect the device to nerves, the robotic limb uses sensors to detect nerve signals in muscles near the point where the limb was removed. The limb then analyses those signals and converts them to movement in real time, which is reportedly very close to that of natural limbs....
Bill Clinton Says He’s Ebola-Free After Annual Africa Trip, Raises Awareness For Issue Bill Clinton used his time at the podium on Thursday to stump for improved health infrastructures in the developing world -- and to assure the crowd he's healthy. "This morning, I'm officially Ebola-free," Clinton said during a speech at the United Nations' Economic and Social Council Partnership Forum, CNN reported. The former president told the audience he's still checking his temperature twice a day after visiting Liberia earlier this month, before the West African nation was deemed free of the deadly virus. He also visited Tanzania, Kenya and Morocco during the nine-day visit on behalf of his global humanitarian nonprofit,...