Results of a compassionate-use study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine suggest promising results for treating muscular dystrophies with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from Wharton's jelly (WJ), a substance found in the umbilical cord.
Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences, translating signals from his brain to the vocal tract directly into words that appear as text on a screen.
The loss of function of the gene C9orf72 may affect communication between motor neurons and muscles in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to researchers, in the journal Communications Biology.
Össur is launching three new models of its Cheetah sports prosthesis designed for amputee athletes, it announces in a media release.
Therapy based on the Nintendo Wii Balance Board could help improve balance in children with cerebral palsy, according to an analysis published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.
A touching marriage ceremony was held at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown for Vermont couple Haley Greene and Tim Herwarth, according to WHDH-TV Boston.
A look at how one hospital applied its learning health system (LHS) framework to respond to a COVID-19-related increase in hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) is presented in the May/June Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ), the peer-reviewed journal of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ).
Only a minority of US Medicare beneficiaries with knee osteoarthritis in 2005-2010 used non-surgical care such as physical therapy and knee injections, and few were treated by rheumatologists, physiatrists, or pain specialists, new research reveals.
BioAxone BioSciences Inc has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), relating to its compound targeting transient PTEN suppression for nerve regeneration and the reduction of paralysis in SCI patients.