Severe traumatic injuries that destroy large volumes of muscle can impact a person's health, mobility, and quality of life for a lifetime. Promising new research co-led by Ritu Raman, the d'Arbeloff Career Development Assistant ...
Oct 30, 2023
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At one time or another, we've all felt paralyzed by a threat or danger.
Oct 24, 2022
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By injecting cells that support blood vessel growth into muscles depleted by inactivity, researchers say they are able to help restore muscle mass lost as a result of immobility.
Apr 25, 2019
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Immune cells may contribute to weakness and mobility issues in the elderly by driving nerve degeneration, according to a study of aging mice and biopsies of human nerves published in JNeurosci. In mice, blocking a receptor ...
Apr 30, 2018
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A new study in rats shows that changes in the brain after spinal cord injury are necessary to restore at least some function to lower limbs. The work was published recently in the journal eLife.
Jul 24, 2017
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Although it is among the most highly metastatic of all cancers, multiple myeloma is driven to spread by only a subset of the myeloma cells within a patient's body, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found in ...
Dec 8, 2014
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New research suggests that treadmill training soon after a spinal cord injury can have long-lasting positive effects on recovery – as long as the training is accompanied by efforts to control inflammation in the lower spinal ...
Aug 7, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Stroll through the Harvard Museum of Natural History and gaze up at the whale skeleton looming overhead. Look down at the furry foxes curled up inside their glass display cases. Don't forget the bat with ...
Mar 14, 2013
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