http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Functional loss of limb control in individuals with spinal cord injury or stroke can be caused by interruption of the neural pathways between brain and spinal cord, although the neural circuits located above and below the lesion remain functional. An artificial neural connection that bridges the lost pathway and connects brain to spinal circuits has potential to ameliorate the functional loss. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-paretic-function-artificial-neural-bridging.html Neuroscience Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:00:01 EST news284837726 (Medical Xpress)—In one of the earliest experiments using a humanoid robot to deliver speech and physical therapy to a stroke patient, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst saw notable speech and physical therapy gains and significant improvement in quality of life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-robot-delivered-speech-physical-therapy.html Medical research Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:23:30 EST news283072996 Amputees with a new prosthetic arm must learn how to use their device to perform everyday tasks that were once second nature. Taking off a shirt becomes a conscious, multistep effort: grasp the shirt, lift the shirt over the head, pull arms through the sleeves, place the shirt on the table, let go of the shirt. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-metric-track-prosthetic-arm.html Other Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:08:54 EST news270925721 Home delivery of stroke rehabilitation improves care, eliminates waiting lists for treatment and saves hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in hospital costs, according to a quality improvement project presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-home-based-therapy-outcomes-money.html Cardiology Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:01:26 EST news268279277 Researchers have identified an elusive gene responsible for Thrombocytopenia with Absent Radii (TAR), a rare inherited blood and skeletal disorder. As a result, this research is now being transformed into a medical test that allows prenatal diagnosis and genetic counselling in affected families. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-scientists-elusive-platelet-limb-gene.html Genetics Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:00:20 EST news249482330