Soft wearable robotic suit promotes normal walking in stroke patients, opening new approaches to gait re-training and rehabilitation

Exosuits can be used to improve walking after stroke, say researchers. This is a critical step…

Dawn of the cosmos: Seeing galaxies that appeared soon after the Big Bang

Astronomers have discovered 23 young galaxies, seen as they were 800 million years after the Big…

Isotopes in prehistoric cattle teeth suggest herding strategies used during the Neolithic

Analysis of strontium isotopes in teeth from Neolithic cattle suggest that early Europeans used different specialized…

Robot-driven device improves crouch gait in children with cerebral palsy

3.6 out of 1,000 children in the US are diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Their symptoms can…

Explaining why perovskite solar cells are more efficient

Experimenters with a powerful 'electron camera' have discovered that light whirls atoms around in perovskites, potentially…

Gamma-ray burst captured in unprecedented detail

Gamma-ray bursts are among the most energetic and explosive events in the universe. They are also…

Brain cells found to control aging

Scientists have found that stem cells in the brain's hypothalamus govern how fast aging occurs in…

Strange electrons break the crystal symmetry of high-temperature superconductors

Scientists have found surprising electron behavior that may help unravel the ever-elusive mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity…

Scientists regenerate retinal cells in mice

Scientists have succeeded in regenerating functional retinal cells in adult mice. Like humans, mice cannot repair…

How body may detect early signs of cancer

Fresh insights into how cells detect damage to their DNA -- a hallmark of cancer --…