Genetics

New genes implicated in an incurable spinal disease

The discovery of eight new genes associated with a disease known as ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL) is a key step toward the development of effective treatments for this currently incurable ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Breathing memory depends heavily on time of day for hypoxia: Study

Neurochemical mechanisms that enable breathing memory—a form of neuroplasticity (the ability of the nervous system to change its activity in response to injuries) known as phrenic long-term facilitation—are very dependent ...

Medications

FDA panel says no to experimental ALS drug

An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted resoundingly against recommending a stem cell-based experimental treatment for ALS.

Medical research

Brain implants could restore paralyzed patients' arm movements

A paralyzed Swiss man has become the first person to test a new technology that reads his thoughts using AI and then transmits signals through his own nervous system to his arms, hands and fingers in order to restore movement.

Health

One size doesn't fit all: Mobility needs in women veterans

Researchers at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Illinois have conducted a national survey to find where the mobility needs of women veterans had gone unmet, especially in design customization, shared decision making, and ...

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