Daily Archives: October 12, 2019

People eat more in company of friends and family

People eat more in the company of friends and family than when they are alone, which indicates a possible return to the approach of our early ancestors to survival. This phenomenon is known as “social assistance,” MedicalXpress reported. Previous studies have shown that those who eat in the company of other people eat 48% more…

Scientists create prosthetic legs that you can “feel”

Scientists from the Swiss Higher Technical School of Zurich have created a leg prosthesis that allows a person to feel when the prosthesis touches the ground or bends at the knee joint, The Daily Mail reported. According to the source, the prosthesis sends electrical signals to four electrodes implanted in the patient’s tibial nerve. These…