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Credit: Parsa et al./IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters In 2017 there were nearly 350,000 incidents of workers taking sick leave due to injuries affecting muscles, nerves, ligaments or tendons -- like carpal tunnel syndrome -- according…

People in middle-age need to keep up their physical activity levels if they are to enjoy a fit and healthy retirement - according to a new report from the University of East Anglia. The study reveals that over-55s in particular should…

New funding, greater expertise and wider awareness in the system - and beyond -- are needed to embed work outcomes into social prescribing practice. New funding, greater expertise and wider awareness in the system - and beyond - are needed…

Rutgers system is another step in automated packagingCredit: Rahul Shome/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Rutgers computer scientists used artificial intelligence to control a robotic arm that provides a more efficient way to pack…

While stories in the media present automation as having the potential to eliminate large swaths of jobs in the near future, a new study by researchers Maury Gittleman and Kristen Monaco argues otherwise. These authors found that the…

Credit: ATS June 1, 2019--More than 1 in 10 people with a range of non-cancerous lung diseases may be sick as a result of inhaling vapors, gas, dust or fumes at work, according to a joint American Thoracic Society and the European…

Improved scheduling approaches could improve life in nursing homes for patients and staffCredit: Ellen Ernst Kossek/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Placing a loved one in a nursing home can be a traumatic experience for the…

Kanazawa University study of Indonesian street vendors finds them continually grappling with aggressive urbanization, but resisting by forging relationships, engaging in local politics, and even using InstagramCredit: Kanazawa University…

New study reveals wide variations in how well or poorly people age; United States ranks 54th between Iran (53rd) and Antigua and Barbuda (55th) SEATTLE - At what age do you feel 65? A 30-year gap separates countries with the highest…

'The Last-Time Buyer: housing and finance for an ageing society' A CSFI report by Professor Les Mayhew Incentives to downsize would ease the housing crisis Housing policy is too concentrated on first-time buyers and should be…