Genetics
Unusual alliances enable movement
Some unusual alliances are necessary for you to wiggle your fingers, researchers report.
Feb 8, 2012
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News tagged with neuromuscular diseases
Neuroscience
An app for your brain: new educational tool developed by U-M doctor
With a new application developed by a U-M neurologist, better understanding of the anatomy of the peripheral nervous system can be found right on your iPhone.
Jul 12, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New patient-centric solution for the management of chronic respiratory insufficiency diseases
Philips Respironics today announces the availability of the new bi-level ventilator BiPAP A401 for the management of chronic respiratory insufficiency, a condition secondary to diseases such as obesity hypoventilation syndrome, ...
Nov 16, 2012
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Medications
Study suggests common drug could be used to prevent certain skin cancers
New data published by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) suggests that an oral drug currently used ...
Apr 13, 2021
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Other
Lithuanian gets life-changing bionic arm
Martynas Girulis cannot stop moving. He forks a few potatoes onto his plate, pours himself a glass of water, drinks it through a straw, then gets right back up.
Feb 18, 2015
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Medical research
Therapy slows onset and progression of Lou Gehrig's disease, study finds
Studies of a therapy designed to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suggest that the treatment dramatically slows onset and progression of the deadly disease, one of the most common neuromuscular disorders in the world. ...
Sep 9, 2013
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Genetics
Study finds likely genetic source of muscle weakness in six previously undiagnosed children
Scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), using state-of-the-art genetic technology, have discovered the likely cause of a child's rare type of severe muscle weakness.
Apr 9, 2015
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Genetics
Scientists discover gene behind rare disorders
Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, McGill University working with a team at Oxford University have uncovered the genetic defect underlying a group of rare genetic disorders.
Oct 9, 2012
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Medical research
New genetically engineered mice aid understanding of incurable neuromuscular disease
A team of scientists from the University of Missouri created a genetically modified mouse that mimics key features of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited neuromuscular disease affecting approximately 150,000 people ...
Apr 17, 2012
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Medical research
Grafting of human spinal stem cells into ALS rats best with immunosuppressant combination
A team of researchers grafting human spinal stem cells into rats modeled with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," a degenerative, lethal, neuromuscular disease, have tested four different ...
Dec 19, 2011
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