balance

  • An adult dinosaur emerges from a hold beneath a tree with younger dinosaurs and see another dinosaur coming over a ridge in the background.

    Did Willo the dinosaur hang out underground?

    An often-overlooked dino had a unique combo of traits linked with animals that spend at least part of their time underground, a study finds.

  • two people shaking their heads with blur

    How synapse in the innermost ear keeps us steady

    New study uncovers how a unique, fast synapse found in organs of the innermost ear keeps us from falling over.

  • A Brachycephalus frog with bright orange and red skin and black eyes.

    Watch: Tiny frogs can’t stick the landing

    A group of tiny frogs are so small they lose control when jumping, ungracefully pirouetting through the air before coming in for a crash-landing.

  • child in work-out clothes stands on one foot

    One-legged stance tests balance after concussion

    A 30-second single-leg stance could be an effective way to detect subtle deficiencies in a child's balance after a concussion, research shows.

  • The medical implant has three circular parts and a wire coming out of the bottom

    Implant improves balance for people with inner ear disorder

    A new implant could ease walking, relieve dizziness, and improve quality of life for people with a condition that causes loss of the inner ear's balance.

  • Yellow lines and a yellow square with white shoeprints inside lay diagonally on gray concrete

    AI lets robotic prosthetics ‘see’ uncertain terrain

    AI will help people using robotic prosthetics or exoskeletons walk securely on terrains, such as tile, brick, concrete, grass, and "upstairs" and "downstairs."

  • A person in gray jeans with hiking shoes on walks over gray sand

    Prosthesis lets amputees feel knees and feet

    A bionic prosthesis that includes sensors that connect to residual nerves in the thigh allows amputees to feel their prosthetic foot and knee in real time.

  • foot falling with a splash (prosthetic legs concept)

    190 stumbles could lead to better prosthetic legs

    To find out more about how people respond to stumbling, and to eventually create better prosthetics, scientists had to trip people 190 times.

  • person using prosthetic tripod foot on treadmill

    Prosthetic ‘tripod foot’ offers stability on rough terrain

    A tripod foot could make walking on hiking trails and other rough terrain more manageable for people who use a prosthetic.

  • man on balance ball (gulf war veterans concept)

    Device improves balance in 100% of vets with Gulf War illness

    "For these veterans, it's like walking on a balance beam all day,"

  • flamingo on one leg

    How flamingos sleep while standing on one leg

    Whether they're awake or sleeping, flamingos can stand on one leg for long periods. They can even stay upright when they're dead. Now scientists know how.

  • virtual reality headset on older man

    Virtual reality could detect fall risk in seniors

    A virtual reality system that creates the illusion of balance trouble could lead to new ways to assess elderly people's risk of falling.