A new tool incorporating virtual reality is demonstrating early success in helping people with Parkinson’s disease improve their balance and potentially decrease falls, researchers report.
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Scientists at the University of Gothenburg and elsewhere have identified common genetic variants that are associated with outcome after ischemic stroke. The study was published in Neurology.
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Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have created a mobile skin bioprinting system that allows bi-layered skin to be printed directly into wounds such as pressure ulcers or burns. A study describing the system was published recently in Scientific Reports.
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An interface system that uses augmented reality technology could help individuals with profound motor impairments operate a humanoid robot to feed themselves and perform routine personal care tasks.
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The Tennessee State Legislature has enacted legislation establishing “separate benefit” status for a category of specialized power wheelchairs commonly referred to as Complex Rehab Technology (CRT).
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A pioneering clinical trials program that delivered an experimental treatment directly to the brain offers hope that it may be possible to restore the cells damaged in Parkinson’s disease.
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The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has selected Rehab Medical Inc as one of the best places to work in the state, per results from a statewide survey and awards program designed to identify, recognize, and honor Indiana-based employers with the leading workplace cultures.
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The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) recently awarded 32 Direct Effect Quality of Life Grants, totaling $523,879. The Quality of Life Grants Program supports nonprofit organizations that empower individuals living with paralysis.
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Researchers from Rutgers University suggest that “wear debris” is the long-sought reason that many people with joint replacements experience harmful inflammation and bone loss.
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Demography and the by-products of industrialization are now contributing to an impending Parkinson’s disease (PD) pandemic, according to experts writing in a supplement to the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease.
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