News tagged with muscle weakness
Burmese cats to benefit from genetic test for newly discovered mutation
Burmese cats can inherit a muscle weakness, called Burmese hypokalaemia, which is caused by low levels of blood potassium.
May 24, 2012 |
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Communication breakdown: Early defects in sensory synapses in motor neuron disease
New research using a mouse model of the motor neuron disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) reveals an abnormality in the way that sensory information is relayed to motor neurons in the spinal cord. Importantly, this disruption ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Researchers explain mechanism behind rare muscle disorders
Researchers have provided the first thorough mechanistic account of how a genetic defect leads to malignant hypothermia (MH) and central core disease (CCD), rare genetic skeletal muscle disorders. The study appears in the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 13, 2010 |
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New insights about Botulinum toxin A
A new study by researchers at the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, is raising questions about the therapeutic use of botulinum toxin A.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Rare genetic disorder highlights importance of selenium
A rare genetic disorder has highlighted the importance to human health of selenium, a little known trace element. The discovery, reported today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, may also shed light ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 16, 2010 |
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HSAN 1: Identification of new mutations, more accurate diagnosis and improved genetic counseling
Belgian researchers at the University of Antwerp have identified several mutations that play an important role in the development of Hereditary Sensory and Autonomous Neuropathy Type 1 (HSAN 1). HSAN 1 is a rare genetic disorder ...
Oct 08, 2010 |
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International effort to improve muscular dystrophy treatment
A large international study aimed at improving the care of muscular dystrophy patients worldwide is being launched by physicians, physical therapists, and researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 03, 2010 |
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Survive the heat with planning - and a bottle of water
(PhysOrg.com) -- With temperatures getting fierce in many parts of the country, there are steps you can take to beat the heat.
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Muscular problems in children with neonatal diabetes are neurological, study finds (w/ Video)
The muscle weakness and coordination problems sometimes seen in patients with neonatal diabetes - a rare, inherited form of diabetes - are caused by problems in the brain rather than the muscles, according to research published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Exercise trumps creatine in cardiac rehab
Athletes have been enjoying the benefits of creatine supplements to gain stronger muscles since the 1990s, and the supplement has also proven beneficial among other groups. Could it help cardiac patients regain strength to ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Researchers fight genetic killer of infants and toddlers
Researchers at the University of Utah are making strides in understanding and combating a motor neuron disease known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy. The spinal muscular atrophies are a group of inherited diseases that cause progressive ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 17, 2010 |
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Late-onset Pompe patients in US begin receiving new therapy
The first commercially available treatment in the United States for patients with late-onset Pompe disease was administered today (Wednesday, June 16) at the University of Florida.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Disease caused by insect bites can be transmitted to children at birth
A North Carolina State University researcher has discovered that bacteria transmitted by fleas-and potentially ticks-can be passed to human babies by the mother, causing chronic infections and raising the possibility of bacterially ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 03, 2010 |
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Link found between liver disease and falls in old age
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study carried out at Newcastle University has discovered a link between liver disease and the rate of falls in elderly people.
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Herbal medicines can be lethal, pathologist warns
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide forensic pathologist has sounded a worldwide warning of the potential lethal dangers of herbal medicines if taken in large quantities, injected, or combined with prescription drugs.
Feb 08, 2010 |
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