News tagged with paralysis
Studies reveal structure of EV71, a virus causing childhood illnesses
Researchers have discovered critical new details about the structure of a virus that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children, pointing toward designs for antiviral drugs to treat ...
Mar 02, 2012 |
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New study makes key finding in stem cell self-renewal
A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin.
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Study examines how diving marine mammals manage decompression
Any diver returning from ocean depths knows about the hazard of decompression sickness (DCS) or "the bends." As the diver ascends and the ocean pressure decreases, gases that were absorbed by the body during ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Montana man builds 30 years of quadriplegic gaming
(AP) -- For Ruben Rios to throw a touchdown, it takes a flick of his tongue. To break away from a tackle, he puffs into a tube.
Jun 11, 2011 |
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The smart shoe
Researchers from University of Twente's MIRA research institute, The Netherlands, have developed a shoe that can show exactly how a person walks. The shoe contains a range of sensors which measure the foot's ...
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Leprosy case at Australian immigration centre
A rare case of leprosy has been detected at an Australian immigration detention centre, officials said Friday, but it was not believed to be infectious.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Periocular treatment improves eye comfort and quality of life for patients with facial paralysis
Patients with facial paralysis who underwent surgical treatment for a condition that leaves them unable to completely close their eyes reported improvement in comfort around the eyes and overall quality of life, according ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Living in the matrix: Sugar residues regulate growth and survival of nerve cells
Researchers in Bochum have found out that certain sugar residues in the spinal cord regulate the growth and survival of nerve cells which control the movement of muscles. "We hope that our findings can improve ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 11, 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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Officials test for, but doubt, polio in Haiti
(AP) -- Health officials are looking into the cases of four people who became paralyzed in northwestern Haiti while recovering from cholera.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Rush for patents is choking US stem cell research
Cures for paralysis, blindness and diabetes could all be in reach with embryonic stem cell research, but the pursuit of medical progress is being choked by the US rush to secure patents, experts say.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 25, 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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US cable: Pfizer sought dirt on Nigerian official
(AP) -- Drug maker Pfizer Inc. hired investigators to uncover "corruption links" to Nigeria's embattled former attorney general in an attempt to stop federal cases over a 1996 drug study, according to a U.S. embassy cable ...
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Swiss agency approves clinical trial of UCI-created neural stem cell therapy
A therapy developed by Aileen Anderson and Brian Cummings of UC Irvine's Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center in collaboration with researchers at StemCells Inc. will be the basis of the world's first clinical trial ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 07, 2010 |
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'Vast majority' of acoustic tumor patients benefit from surgery
Surgery to remove tumors under the brain known as acoustic neuromas produces favorable outcomes in the "vast majority" of patients, according to one of the largest studies of its kind.
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Paralysis
Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. Paralysis can cause loss of feeling or loss of mobility in the affected area.
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