Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896
March 27, 2026 March 27, 2026 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896
March 27, 2026 March 27, 2026 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896
After a stroke, medical personnel begin neurorehabilitation, which is the process of retraining undamaged parts of the brain to assume control of impaired functions, which is supposed to occur as soon as possible. If this rehabilitation therapy is not begun in a timely manner, the likelihood that survivors will be able to regain the skills undermined by the stroke diminish greatly.
The medical tricorder of the Star Trek universe, a rapid medical assessment device used to quickly examine the patient’s general health, has long been a real-world inspiration for the development of non-invasive health measurement devices.
Fifty years ago, a winning science project for a high school science fair might have been building a rocket in the backyard of your house. All you had at your disposal was whatever you could buy at the local stores. Your lab space was most likely the basement or the garage.
