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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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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Tiny molecule slows progression of Lou Gehrig's disease in mice
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a molecule produced naturally by muscles in response to nerve damage can reduce symptoms and prolong life in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ...
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Dec 10, 2009 |
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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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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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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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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 ...
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May 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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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 ...
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Nov 16, 2010 |
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Researchers continue 'extraordinary measures' to tackle Pompe disease
As scientists work to find new treatments for Pompe disease -- the devastating genetic "villain" that drives the efforts of the main characters in the new film "Extraordinary Measures" -- University of Florida researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 26, 2010 |
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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.
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Dec 02, 2010 |
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A new way to measure muscle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shortly after taking a faculty position at MIT, Joel Dawson '96, SM '97 got together with his former music teacher, Elena Ruehr, for coffee. Ruehr, an MIT lecturer in music and theater arts, ...
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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Muscle weakness a common side effect of long stays in intensive care units
After decades of focusing on the management of respiratory failure, circulatory shock and severe infections that lead to extended stays in hospital intensive care units, critical care researchers are increasingly turning ...
Oct 27, 2009 |
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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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