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Eye control innovator Tobii introduced and demonstrated its latest eye control technology at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Gaze interface for Windows 8 is said to take advantage of the operating system’s large tile layout to … Continue reading →

Most people living in the Quad Cities area have not heard of CCJ or the Coalition For Compassion and Justice. CCJ has been a force for helping those in our community that need help for nearly 20 years now. They … Continue reading →

With songs from Grammy-winner Tom Chapin, internationally renowned Acoustic Eidolon and Gypsy Soul, Cowboy Poet Chris Isaacs, Prescott’s Sarah Crews and many more, “A Gift of Hope” is the perfect soundtrack to your Holiday. No Grinches There certainly were no … Continue reading →

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is devastating, life-changing, and initially creates the belief that any kind of recreation or outdoor activity is impossible.  But a soon-to-be-released adaptive sports movie aims to change those beliefs. What began as a casual conversation … Continue reading →

Peanut allergies are more common than most know and this news is important because so many products we use in every day life has some level of peanut in them. Recently researchers have managed to rapidly turn off the allergic … Continue reading →

An accomplice to the protein that causes plaque buildup in Alzheimer’s disease is the focus of a potential new treatment, according to research by a Georgia Health Sciences University graduate student. In Alzheimer’s, the amyloid protein can accumulate in the … Continue reading →

Around the world, scientists have been working on ways of replacing the heart tissue that dies when a heart attack occurs. These efforts have resulted in heart “patches” that are made from actual cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells), or that encourage … Continue reading →

New software ‘hearing dummies’ are part of cutting-edge research that promises to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of hearing impairments. The work could also be used in the long-term to develop a radical new type of hearing aid that can … Continue reading →