News tagged with muscle disease
A new development in the relief of spasms related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease with an occurrence rate in France similar to multiple sclerosis (two to three new cases per year for every 100,000 residents). It has a specific affect on ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Physical exercise improves gait speed, muscle strength, fitness in patients with Parkinson's disease
Physical exercise, including treadmill, stretching and resistance exercises, appears to improve gait speed, muscle strength and fitness for patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to a report of a randomized clinical ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Sedentary behavior worsens decline in cerebral palsy
(HealthDay)—Adults with cerebral palsy may be able to reduce declines in muscle strength, improve function, and reduce cardiovascular and metabolic disease by avoiding sedentary behavior and engaging in ...
Overweight and Obesity
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Research findings breathe new life into lung disease
It turns out the muscle cells on the outside of blood vessels have been wrongly accused for instigating lung disease. New research shows that while these muscle cells are responsible for constricting or dilating the blood ...
Medical research
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Docs: Heart device might be breakthrough for muscular dystrophy
(HealthDay)—A man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who received a device to help his heart's left ventricle pump blood throughout his body could represent a breakthrough in the treatment of the disease, ...
Cardiology
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Novel discovery links anti-cancer drugs to muscle repair
Few drugs are available to treat muscle injury, muscle wasting and genetic disorders causing muscle degeneration, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A compelling discovery that may change this was made recently by a research ...
Medical research
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Secondhand smoke ups babies' risk of asthma, study says
(HealthDay)—Babies exposed to cigarette smoke are at increased risk for developing childhood respiratory diseases such as asthma, according to a new study.
Inflammatory disorders
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Fish oils healthier for women's hearts than men's, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—When it comes to matters of a healthy heart women may benefit more from eating oily fish than men, a new study has found.
Health
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Inhibiting CaMKII enzyme activity could lead to new therapies for heart disease
University of Iowa researchers have previously shown that an enzyme called CaM kinase II plays a pivotal role in the death of heart cells following a heart attack or other conditions that damage or stress heart muscle. Loss ...
Cardiology
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Novel mechanisms underlying major childhood neuromuscular disease identified
A study by scientists from the Motor Neuron Center at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) suggests that spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic neuromuscular disease in infants and children, results ...
Medical research
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Study gives clues to causes of motor neurone disease
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the University of Bath are one step further to understanding the role of one of the proteins that causes the neurodegenerative disorder, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), ...
Medical research
Oct 10, 2012 |
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With a little exercise, your fat cells may coax liver to produce 'good' cholesterol
(Medical Xpress)—With a little exercise and dieting, overweight people with type 2 diabetes can still train their fat cells to produce a hormone believed to spur HDL cholesterol production, report medical researchers from ...
Medical research
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Feds: Old potato behind Utah prison-brew botulism
(AP)—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a weeks-old baked potato was the source of a botulism outbreak at a Utah prison where inmates consumed cell-brewed alcohol.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Puerto Rico declares dengue epidemic
(AP)—Puerto Rico's health department has declared a dengue epidemic.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 09, 2012 |
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A taste for olive oil could provide insight into its anti-inflammatory properties
(Medical Xpress)—Deakin University researchers are investigating the anti-inflammatory properties of virgin olive oil to see if it as the potential to protect against the inflammation involved in muscle wasting conditions ...
Inflammatory disorders
Oct 08, 2012 |
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