Tag: medical

May 7, 2015 at 6:50 pm

This 9-Year-Old Boy with One Leg and a 2-fingered Hand Will Inspire You

This 9-Year-Old Boy with One Leg and a 2-fingered Hand Will Inspire You

Ezra Frech is not an average 9-year-old. After overcoming physical disabilities, Ezra has risen to be a top athlete in his age group. His outlook and perspective on life is truly inspirational. So well spoken for a 9-year-old!

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April 29, 2015 at 5:29 pm

How To Control Someone Else’s Arm With Your Brain

How To Control Someone Else's Arm With Your Brain

Neuroscientist and TED Senior Fellow, Greg Gage, is on a mission to make brain science accessible to all. In this fun, kind of creepy demo, Gage uses a simple, inexpensive DIY kit to take away the free will of an audience member. It’s not a parlor trick; it actually works. You have to see…

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April 22, 2015 at 5:38 pm

Woman with Paralysis Surprises Her Nurse by Walking

Woman with Paralysis Surprises Her Nurse by Walking

This woman had complete paralysis from the waist down for 11 days with no explanation as to why. This is of one of her favorite nurses coming onto her shift and not knowing that she had started walking earlier that day.

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April 4, 2015 at 10:20 am

This Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein Vision Test Can Quickly Tell If you Need Glasses

This Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein Vision Test Can Quickly Tell If you Need Glasses

Who do you see? MIT researcher and scientist Aude Oliva created this hybrid image made from the high spatial frequency components of a picture of Albert Einstein and the low spatial frequency components of a picture of Marilyn Monroe. From close up, Albert Einstein should be seen. At a greater distance or smaller size,…

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March 27, 2015 at 2:56 pm

In 2001 John Bramblitt Went Blind. A Year Later, He Began Painting

In 2001 John Bramblitt Went Blind. A Year Later, He Began Painting

In 2001 John Bramblitt changed his epilepsy medication. Unfortunately his body had a bad reaction to the new medicine and his epileptic seizures got so severe that the damage caused his vision to go from 20/400 (double the limit for legal blindness) to complete blindness. While John maintained light perception he was no longer…

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March 13, 2015 at 9:51 am

Iron Man Delivers a Real Bionic Arm to 7 Year-Old Alex

Iron Man Delivers a Real Bionic Arm to 7 Year-Old Alex

Robert Downey Jr. and Albert Manero, the founder of Limbitless, surprise a very special child with a new bionic 3D printed arm at no cost to the family.

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February 28, 2015 at 4:02 pm

This Car Wash has 43 Employees, 35 of Them Have Autism

This Car Wash has 43 Employees, 35 of Them Have Autism

The Rising Tide car wash in Parkland, Florida has 43 employees, 35 of them are on the autism spectrum.

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February 24, 2015 at 2:46 pm

When Hospitals Need to Remove a Ring They Use This

When Hospitals Need to Remove a Ring They Use This

In emergency situations where a ring needs to be removed immediately because it is too swollen, crushed or burned, hospitals use ring cutter tools like this, which are similar to can openers. Reddit user konvictkarl recently shared these photos to show the tool used at the hospital he works at. There are also electric-powered…

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February 22, 2015 at 2:35 pm

CT Scan Reveals Buddha Statue is Actually a Tomb for a Mummified Monk

CT Scan Reveals Buddha Statue is Actually a Tomb for a Mummified Monk

A CT scan has recently revealed that a Buddha statue is actually a tomb, containing the mummified remains of what scholars believe is the body of Buddhist master Liuquan, a monk who lived in the 1100’s. The statue is currently on display at Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands (exhibit info here). The exhibit marks…

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February 4, 2015 at 5:05 pm

The Amazing Village in The Netherlands Just for People with Dementia

The Amazing Village in The Netherlands Just for People with Dementia

Located in The Netherlands town of Weesp is a special gated village called Hogeweyk. It is notable because it has been designed specifically as a pioneering care facility for elderly people with dementia. The setting has been compared to that depicted in the film The Truman Show with doctors, nurses and specialists working around…

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