{"id":2375,"date":"2014-08-18T13:24:21","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T13:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2014-08-18T13:24:21","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T13:24:21","slug":"young-emirati-inventor-hailed-as-future-of-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/young-emirati-inventor-hailed-as-future-of-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Emirati inventor hailed as “future of medicine”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"adeeb-alblooshi\"<\/a>A ten-year-old Emirati inventor has been hailed as one for of world’s eight most impressive young medical pioneers.
\nOn its \u2018Vital Signs\u2019 programme, a monthly TV series focusing on health stories from around the world, CNN selected Adeeb Alblooshi, from Dubai, as one of \u201ceight whiz kids who will shape the future of medicine\u201d.
\nCNN said Alblooshi’s impressive background began at the age of 6, when he made a waterproof prosthetic leg for his father.
\n\u201cIt was a trip to the beach that sparked Adeeb Alblooshi’s inventing career. When his father – who had suffered from polio – could not go swimming because of his prosthetic leg, Adeeb, then six, made him a waterproof alternative using an enhanced medical wax coating.\u201d
\nHis inventions didn\u2019t stop there, and soon Dubai government began investing in his ideas.
\n\u201cSoon after, he created a small vibrating robot to help his mother clean small spaces. It wasn’t long before the media, and subsequently the Dubai government, came calling.
\n\u201cWith the government’s supervision and funding, he’s come up with five more inventions since then, including a seat belt that monitors a passenger’s heart rate and alerts the authorities when it’s too high or low.\u201d
\nThe inventions have taken the youngster on an international scientific tour. Since April, he’s been with the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology, attending academic conferences, meeting with researchers, and even attending space camp at the US Space and Rocket Center in Alabama.
\n“I’ve learned a lot, but most importantly, I’m having fun while doing it,” he said.<\/p>\n

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