Are Your Friends Making You Fat? Are your friends making you fat? According to HIF health expert Susie Burrell, if the majority of your friends are prone to eating or drinking too much, you may need to be more disciplined so that you don’t slip into the same bad habits – and she has the research to prove it! In this post, Susie explains why we must be mindful of how powerful the influence of those around us actually is, and offers her own advice on what you can do to achieve your personal weight, health and fitness goals. ...
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....
