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Innovative walking app could help older people stay fit and active

'Walking for Well-Being', a prototype app that makes it easy to plan less difficult, less demanding walking routes, could help people to stay fit, active and independent as they get older.

9 Jan 2017

Experimental treatment shows early promise for improving Parkinson's symptoms

About fourteen years ago, Bill Crawford noticed a persistent twitching in one of his fingers that was interfering with his rehearsal time as the music pastor at Porter Memorial Church.

6 Jan 2017

Researchers find striking differences between countries, age groups in access to proper care for DMD

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive muscle disease affecting one in 3800-6300 live male births and leads to ambulatory loss, respiratory problems, cardiomyopathy, and early death of patients in their 20s or 30s.

4 Jan 2017

Study confirms presence of ticks carrying Lyme disease in eastern national parks

Lyme disease has been spreading across the United States over the past several decades, and a new study has confirmed that ticks carrying the disease are present in eastern national parks.

4 Jan 2017

Slimmers who set ambitious targets lose more weight, study finds

For years public health guidance has suggested that slimmers set themselves a 'realistic' target of losing 5-10% of their starting weight.

3 Jan 2017

Early stimulation can boost brain development of babies

Many new parents still think that babies should develop at their own pace, and that they shouldn't be challenged to do things that they're not yet ready for.

2 Jan 2017

Acute stress can lead to delayed, long-term psychological trauma

Mrs. M would never forget that day. She was walking along a busy road next to the vegetable market when two goons zipped past on a bike. One man's hand shot out and grabbed the chain around her neck.

30 Dec 2016

Bicycle exercise may benefit ICU patients, shows study

Early bicycle exercise during their stay in a hospital intensive care unit (ICU) may help some patients recover more quickly.

29 Dec 2016

MDA celebrates FDA approval of new spinal muscular atrophy drug

The Muscular Dystrophy Association today celebrated news of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to grant approval for nusinersen (brand name Spinraza), the first disease-modifying drug to treat the most common genetic cause of death in infants.

23 Dec 2016

FDA approves first drug to treat children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Spinraza (nusinersen), the first drug approved to treat children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare and often fatal genetic disease affecting muscle strength and movement.

23 Dec 2016

Person's ‘brain speed’ may matter more than other risk factors for geriatric falls

"Why does a 30-year-old hit their foot against the curb in the parking lot and take a half step and recover, whereas a 71-year-old falls and an 82-year-old falls awkwardly and fractures their hip?" asks James Richardson, M.D., professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Center.

21 Dec 2016

Contact dermatitis or contact eczema?

There is allergic contact dermatitis, which is mediated through an immune mechanism, this means that the person is specifically allergic to what they have come in to contact with their skin. Their body has had to go through a process whereby they have...

21 Dec 2016

UCLA study shows how the brain initiates repair by generating replacement cells after stroke

UCLA researchers have shown that the brain can be repaired — and brain function can be recovered — after a stroke in animals.

21 Dec 2016

New glasses may help expand sight of person with limited peripheral vision

Vision scientists may have discovered how to reduce pedestrian collisions in crowded and chaotic open space environments like bus terminals, shopping malls and city plazas involving individuals with partial blindness.

16 Dec 2016

Rutgers expert shares tips for Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiving during the holidays

The holidays can be an especially challenging time for family caregivers of people with dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

16 Dec 2016

Calcium channel blockers may be effective drugs against cancer metastasis

Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland have identified a new way of blocking the spread of cancer. Calcium channel blockers, which are used to lower blood pressure, block breast and pancreatic cancer invasion by inhibiting cellular structures.

16 Dec 2016

Walking News and Research

Innovative walking app could help older people stay fit and active

Experimental treatment shows early promise for improving Parkinson's symptoms

Researchers find striking differences between countries, age groups in access to proper care for DMD

Study confirms presence of ticks carrying Lyme disease in eastern national parks

Slimmers who set ambitious targets lose more weight, study finds

Early stimulation can boost brain development of babies

Acute stress can lead to delayed, long-term psychological trauma

Bicycle exercise may benefit ICU patients, shows study

MDA celebrates FDA approval of new spinal muscular atrophy drug

FDA approves first drug to treat children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy

Person's ‘brain speed’ may matter more than other risk factors for geriatric falls

Contact dermatitis or contact eczema?

UCLA study shows how the brain initiates repair by generating replacement cells after stroke

New glasses may help expand sight of person with limited peripheral vision

Rutgers expert shares tips for Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiving during the holidays

Calcium channel blockers may be effective drugs against cancer metastasis

Oxytocin levels affect synchronization in leader/follower relationship

QUT neuroscientist shows how brainpower could be key to mange stress and lose weight

New supersmart phone makes communication easier for sick, elderly and blind people

Brain activity of healthy older adults could help predict risk of falling

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