Category: Conditions

Conditions

Study Projects Dramatic Increase in ALS Prevalence by 2040

A new study projects that global ALS prevalence will rise by about 25% by 2040—driven largely by an aging population and improved survival.

Conditions

Scientists ID Protein That Heightens Neurodegenerative Disease

Scientists at UT Southwestern have identified the protein GADD45G as a master regulator of reactive gliosis, a damaging process in neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer’s, offering a potential new therapeutic target.

Conditions

Stroke Rehab Strategies and Technological Advances to Improve QOL

Innovations in rehabilitation techniques—from telehealth to advanced neurotechnology—are enhancing recovery outcomes for stroke survivors.

Amputation

FDA Approves LimFlow to Save Legs from Amputation

LimFlow’s FDA approval follows study results which found that the therapy enabled most patients treated to keep their leg and experience wound healing.

Fitness & Sports Medicine

Fun Ways for Adult Patients to Keep Motor Skills Sharp

As more adults focus on improving their health in 2025, this is a good time to stress the importance of patients maintaining fine motor skills through targeted exercises and recreational activities to preserve independence and quality of life.

Neurological

Is Smoking Tied to Cryptogenic Stroke in Younger Adults?

For the study, researchers looked at 546 people ages 18 to 49 who had an unexplained stroke and asked about their habits, including smoking.

Pressure Injury

Arjo Ending Provizio SEM Scanner Distribution

A four-year distribution agreement for the Provizio SEM Scanner, used to prevent pressure injuries, has not been extended.

Orthopedic

Study Reveals Critical Role of LRP1 in Skeletal Health, Disorders

Identifying critical proteins like LRP1 could be a key step toward novel therapeutic approaches for skeletal conditions such as developmental dysplasia of the hip and osteoarthritis.

Spinal Cord Injury

New Immunotherapy Improves Recovery from SCI

Scientists developed an immunotherapy to minimize the damage from traumatic spinal cord injury, instead of repairing damaged tissue.