Surgery
Doctors who focus on the foot and brain team up on a smart insole
Professors David Armstrong and Charles Liu at first seemed to be an unlikely pair.
Jul 12, 2018
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Diabetes
Hemoglobin A1c levels not tied to wound outcomes
(HealthDay)—There does not appear to be a clinically meaningful association between baseline or prospective hemoglobin A1c (A1C) and wound healing in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), according to a study published ...
Apr 27, 2018
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Surgery
Custom-made foot orthoses appear to be no better than over-the-counter insoles or other treatments
Foot orthoses specifically moulded to help people with plantar heel pain appear to be no more effective than cheaper over-the-counter insoles or other treatments, suggests a study published in the British Journal of Sports ...
Mar 19, 2018
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Genetics
Club foot gene identified
A gene which could play a role in causing the most severe cases of club foot has been identified by scientists at the University of Aberdeen.
Mar 8, 2018
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Diabetes
Preventing a million diabetic foot amputations
Every 20 seconds someone, somewhere on the planet, loses a foot due to diabetes. Foot ulcers are the starting point of more than 80% of these amputations, and they could be prevented.
Feb 26, 2018
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Neuroscience
A 'touching sight': How babies' brains process touch builds foundations for learning
Touch is the first of the five senses to develop, yet scientists know far less about the baby's brain response to touch than to, say, the sight of mom's face, or the sound of her voice.
Jan 16, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk of non-infectious elephantiasis mapped in Cameroon
Both the etiology and demographics of podoconiosis, a non-infectious disease which causes massive swelling of the legs, are poorly understood. To help contribute to the global atlas of podoconiosis knowledge, researchers ...
Jan 11, 2018
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Diabetes
High success rate reported for diabetic Charcot foot surgery
Nearly four out of five diabetic patients with severe cases of a disabling condition called Charcot foot were able to walk normally again following surgery, a Loyola Medicine study has found.
Dec 14, 2017
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Health
Better balance at every age
(HealthDay)—You probably take balance for granted, but it's a motor skill that benefits from training throughout life.
Dec 4, 2017
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Diabetes
Research reveals the true impact of diabetic foot ulcers
The prognosis for people with an infected diabetic foot ulcer is worse than was previously thought, according to new research.
Nov 8, 2017
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