News tagged with neuromuscular control
Simple, Accurate In-Office Tool Predicts Athletes at High-risk for ACL Injury
Previously, determining athletes at high-risk for ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries required expensive and complex laboratory-based motion analysis systems, such as those used in creating video games. But a new study ...
Jul 17, 2010 |
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Cyborg insects generate power for their own neural control
(PhysOrg.com) -- For many years, researchers have been working on designing and fabricating micro-air-vehicles (MAVs), flying robots the size of small insects. But after realizing how difficult it is to create ...
New microscope unlocks the cell's mysteries at the molecular level
(PhysOrg.com) -- Among sciences "final frontiers," one of the most difficult to cross has been looking into the molecular-level workings of living cells. Now, a University of Massachusetts Amherst physicist ...
Jun 14, 2011 |
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'Singing' mice -- the ongoing debate of nature vs. nurture
What happened to being "quiet as a mouse"? Researchers have recently shown that, rather than being the silent creatures of popular belief, mice emit ultrasonic calls in a variety of social contexts, and these ...
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Novel mechanism for control of gene expression revealed
Dr. David Levin, Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and Professor of Microbiology at Boston University School of Medicine discovered recently a novel, evolutionarily ...
Mar 04, 2011 |
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New gene test offers personalized treatment for inherited neuromuscular disorder
The gene, GFPT1, has been identified by researchers at Newcastle University working with international colleagues, as crucial in causing a variation of Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS).
Feb 11, 2011 |
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Minimally invasive technique appears helpful to reanimate facial paralysis
A procedure involving only one small incision and no major modifications to bone can be used to transpose a tendon and appears helpful in reanimating the lower face after paralysis, according to a report in the January/February ...
Jan 17, 2011 |
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Vital balance brought to elders
 by Tele-Tai Chi
Imagine swaying to and fro, dancing to the rhythm of a slow love song. Then switch that image to maintaining balance while standing on one foot. How about standing straight with two feet on the ground and not moving? It's ...
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Some kids with spinal cord injury may be overlooked for walking rehabilitation
The traditional way to predict whether children can regain movement after spinal cord injuries may exclude a small subset of patients who could benefit from therapy, according to two studies presented by University of Florida ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 15, 2010 |
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What research brings spinal cord-injured patients closer to a cure?
Millions of people worldwide experience spinal cord injuries. Breakthroughs bring researchers progress, but a complete cure is a long way off.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Northwestern first site open for spinal cord stem cell trial
Northwestern Medicine is the first site open for enrollment in a national clinical research trial of a human embryonic stem cell-based therapy for participants with a subacute thoracic spinal cord injury. Following the procedure, ...
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Sep 22, 2010 |
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