PTC Therapeutics Inc is now accepting applications for the 2021 STRIVE Awards Program for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The deadline to apply is March 15. Winners will be announced in September 2021.
Findings from a gene activity study published online recently in PNAS could lead to new treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and offer insights into factors that affect muscle development.
Go inside the community simulation environment of Realistic Environment Applied Learning (REAL) therapy and learn how functional, task-specific treatment improves service delivery and patient outcomes. By Tracie Hunnicutt, MS, CCC-SLP; Julie Clement, OTR; and Susan Adix, PT.
PTC Therapeutics Inc will host a webinar in its deep dive series discussing Translarna on Tuesday, December 15 at 12:00 noon ET.
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Abilitech Medical launches the Abilitech Assist, an assistive technology aid designed to help people with minimal strength resulting from neuromuscular disorders facilitate independent control of their arms by supporting and assisting both their shoulder and elbow.
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Target ALS launches The Target ALS Diagnosis Initiative, a comprehensive effort to discover ALS biomarkers. Through the initiative, the organization will invest $15 million in collaborative grantmaking and the development of new scientific resources.
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Congress passed it and now The ALS Disability Insurance Access Act needs only President Trump’s signature to end the 5-month waiting period that stands in the way of benefits.
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United Cerebral Palsy of Detroit (UCP/Detroit) and United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan (UCP/Michigan) have merged to expand the scope of service and reach provided to the disabled community, they announce.
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Researchers from Imperial College London, in collaboration with the Santa Lucia Foundation and Casilino Hospital in Rome, have developed a non-invasive cuff that slips onto freely kicking babies’ legs to monitor neuronal activity without the need for surgery.
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Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier announces the launch of his new 501(c)3, the Ryan Shazier Fund for Spinal Rehabilitation.
Read MoreIt took a pandemic’s worth of victims to provide the evidence, but skeptics are finally changing their minds about myalgic encephalomyelitis; the condition behind brain fog, fatigue, and chronic pain in COVID-19 long-haulers.
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United Spinal Association recently hosted its bi-annual Corporate Advisory Council virtual meeting to address the role corporate America plays in expanding the rights and inclusion of people with mobility disabilities nationwide.
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Patients who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease might actually have NIID instead, according to a joint study by the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) published in JAMA Neurology.
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Duchenne UK, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) announce a joint grant of $686,500 to Dr William Evans (principal investigators) at the University of California, Berkeley to use a novel method to measure changes in total muscle mass in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients through biomarkers in urine samples.
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Cala Health Inc reports data demonstrating the increasing prevalence of essential tremor (ET) from 2010 to 2018; a high rate of depression and anxiety in patients with ET; and the safety and efficacy of Cala Trio when used in a real-world setting to treat ET.
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Now available from Myomo Inc is MyoGames by Lusio, a video game platform designed to augment training and rehabilitation for MyoPro users, while being fun. MyoGames enables users to play video games by actively engaging their paralyzed or weakened arm or hand with the MyoPro.
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Individualized brain stimulation therapy improves language performance in stroke survivors, according to scientists at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, in a study published in Scientific Reports.
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PHADER – a study testing whether electrical stimulation of the back of the throat (pharynx), using a treatment catheter, would improve swallowing in people with a recent stroke or head injury, or who had been in an intensive care unit and needed ventilation – suggests positive results, according to researchers.
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