November 7, 2004 A rehabilitation glove powered by artificial muscles has won the recent AUD $10,000 British Council Eureka Prize for inspiring science. Designed by the Quadriplegic Hand Research Unit ...

A Korean health tech company, Neofect, has created a smart rehabilitation solution for stroke patients who need to learn how to reuse their hands. The glove is designed to induce neural plasticity in ...

When the use of a hand is lost due to a stroke, it's important to get that paralyzed hand moving again – this allows the brain and the body to "relearn" how to use it. A new approach to this problem ...

Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Sign up When Hoyoung Ban, CEO of Korea-based Neofect, ...

A group of researchers at Northeastern University (NU) in Boston claim they have developed inexpensive rehab gloves that help stroke victims and wounded vets regain their their fine motor skills. The ...

After a hand injury, it is important to follow a rehabilitation program to ensure a quick recovery and re-establish strength and function of the hand. In Denmark and Germany alone, it is estimated ...

Recovering stroke patients may soon have a new device to help them work on regaining control of their hands without help from a physical therapist. It’s a medical device in the form of a glove, and ...

Microsoft's Imagine Cup is something I look forward to every year. The students and young entrepreneurs who submit their extremely early-stage projects to this global competition are like the seeds of ...