One challenge for current medical research, and especially genetic research, is that most people with extensive health records are sick or in some way unhealthy. We know much more about the sick than about the healthy, let alone the super-healthy. Therefore, I'd like to see both RosKosmos (the Russian Space Agency) and NASA invite all their astronauts and cosmonauts (current and former) to be genotyped. These people are uniquely healthy. They are a small group, but with luck - and permission - their data could be very important as part of broader studies comparing sick and healthy people and their corresponding genotypes.
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Posted by Rod Furlan, Vancouver, Canada
Current prosthetic legs are expensive and only last 3 to 4 years. To win this challenge you must create a complete design for high-performance legs that will last for at least 5 years and that can be built for less than USD$1,000.00 Users must be able to run and sprint comfortably as well to... read more
Judging: Will be performed by Rod Furlan.
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Posted by Dana Elliott MD, Singapore
Current survival rates from cardiac arrests in most major cities is in the single digit percentage. By getting motivated trained people equipped with mobile technology to locate victims of cardiac arrest in an urban landscape, the percentage of survival rates can be as high as 70-90%.
Judging: Will be performed by Dana Elliott MD.
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Posted by Yitzhack Schwartz, Israel
Counterfeit medicine is fake medicine. It may be contaminated or contain the wrong or no active ingredient. The counterfeiting of medicines has been known of since around 1990 and is a growing problem in both developing and developed countries. Counterfeit medicines are estimated as more... read more
Judging: Will be performed by Yitzhack Schwartz.
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