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NEWS ABOUT: walking

walking stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Researchers have discovered every health nut's dream in the North Aegean Sea: an island with the highest percentage of nonagenarians on the planet, NPR reports. On the Greek isle of Icaria, nearly one in three make it to age 90, and residents have far lower rates of cancer, heart disease,... More »

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cancer • health • dementia • heart disease • diet • Greece • lifestyle • walking

Robotic Suit Helps Paralyzed Take Big Steps

Motorized exoskeleton enables walking, bending, climbing

Jan 12, 09 8:14 PM CST
(Newser) - People paralyzed from the waist down may soon be parking their wheelchairs in favor of a robotic walking suit, CNN reports. Designed by Dr. Amit Goffer, a disabled engineer in Israel, the lightweight exoskeleton of motorized leg supports and motion sensors enables users to walk around. "I don't have... More »

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Israel • inventions • robotics • paralyze • paralysis • walking • advanced technology

It Shows
in Her Walk,
Study Claims

Sexologists say they can tell who's prone
to orgasm from gait

Sep 5, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - You can tell from a woman's walk what kind of sex she has, a bunch of researchers in Scotland claim. Women who are able to have vaginal orgasms from intercourse alone have a sashay distinct enough that these "trained sexologists" could distinguish them 4 out of 5 times, the... More »

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women • sexual health • walking

 High-Tech Suit Gives
 Hope to Paralyzed

Israel's ReWalk exoskeleton lets patients paralyzed from the waist down stand upright

Aug 27, 08 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A mechanical exoskeleton developed by an Israeli firm allows paraplegics to stand upright and walk, the BBC reports. The ReWalk device consists of a backpack, leg braces and a wrist controller. Once a mode is selected, such as climbing stairs, leaning forward activates motors in the braces. “It lets... More »

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Israel • medical devices • robotics • paralysis • robot device • walking • exoskeleton • ReWalk

opinion

 LA Prof Discovers
 New World on Foot

Gas prices forced her to walk around the neighborhood

Jul 26, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forced by high gas prices to start walking again, one Los Angeles professor discovered something new: her neighborhood. No longer wanting to drive to a park to walk her dog, Diana Wagman took it through the neighborhood, where she found reburbished homes, furniture on the curb, and—who knew—her... More »

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exercise • gas prices • oil price • neighbors • walking

Google's Walking Map Gives True Step-By-Step Directions

Tweak to popular feature shows pedestrian-friendly routes

Jul 23, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google unveiled a new feature to its Maps site yesterday, Wired reports: walking directions. Users can now plot true step-by-step directions, taking into account one-way streets and a growing database of pedestrian pathways. The walking option will appear for distances less than 6.2 miles. More »

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Google • Google Maps • walking • directions

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