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Governments could do more to develop transport policies that encourage older people’s mobility

Governments across Europe could be doing more to develop transport policies that ensure those over the age of 65 remain active and mobile, according to a new study led by the University of Plymouth.

4 Aug 2017

When wounds won’t heal, therapies spread — to the tune of $5 billion

Carol Emanuele beat cancer. But for the past two years, she has been fighting her toughest battle yet. She has an open wound on the bottom of her foot that leaves her unable to walk and prone to deadly infection.

3 Aug 2017

Researchers receive $1.8 million grant to improve diabetes care for disadvantaged populations

Researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine have received a five-year, $1.8 million grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health to develop a program that could help improve diabetes care for low-income racial and ethnic minority patients.

1 Aug 2017

Dealing with nail fungus: Board-certified dermatologist can evaluate, recommend treatment

Nail fungus can be distressing for patients, especially during the summer sandal season when feet are exposed.

27 Jul 2017

Robotic training method improves posture and walking in children with cerebral palsy

In the U.S., 3.6 out of 1000 school-aged children are diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP). Their symptoms include abnormal gait patterns which results in joint degeneration over time.

27 Jul 2017

KTU scientists develop mobile foot-pressure measuring device

A team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology have designed a device for measuring pressure on human feet. Its applications vary -from children illnesses prevention to monitoring physical condition of professional athletes.

26 Jul 2017

Immediate postoperative radiographs can predict bunion recurrence

For patients undergoing surgery to repair a bunion deformity of the foot, non-weight-bearing x rays taken immediately after surgery can provide a good estimate of the risk that the bunion will return over time, reports a study in the current issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

24 Jul 2017

Trump plan might cut expenses for some insured patients with chronic needs

Erin Corbelli takes three medications to treat high blood pressure, depression and an anxiety disorder. Her health plan covers her drugs and specialist visits, but Corbelli and her family must pay a $3,000 annual deductible before the plan starts picking up any of that tab.

21 Jul 2017

Lymph node removal may not be needed for all melanoma patients, study finds

Many patients with melanoma need a sentinel-lymph-node biopsy to determine if cancer cells have spread there, but a positive finding doesn't mean all the lymph nodes in the area must be removed, according to new international study.

17 Jul 2017

Cannibalism may decrease disease spread in some species

Cannibalism may be just what the doctor ordered, according to a new study that will be published in American Naturalist led by former LSU postdoctoral researcher and current University of California, San Diego, or UCSD, postdoctoral researcher Benjamin Van Allen, along with other individuals in Bret Elderd lab's at LSU and Volker Rudolf's lab at Rice University.

10 Jul 2017

Reducing DVT and leg ulcers through personalized compression socks

Professor Charles McCollum, who heads up the vascular studies unit, is a research vascular surgeon, and he developed four-layer bandaging technique, which is the gold standard treatment for healing up leg ulcers by compression.

5 Jul 2017

Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant shows promise for diabetic wound treatment

Members of the Faculty of Biology and A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, a unit of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, have tested on a mouse model a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant, helping to treat diabetic wounds.

29 Jun 2017

Slowing gait could be early signs of cognitive decline linked to shrinking hippocampus

The connection between slowed walking speed and declining mental acuity appears to arise in the right hippocampus, a finger-shaped region buried deep in the brain at ear-level, according to a 14-year study conducted by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

29 Jun 2017

Hospitals ramp up hyperbaric therapy for diabetics, despite concerns

The Villages Regional Hospital did not sweat its decision to add hyperbaric oxygen therapy in 2013.

28 Jun 2017

Study examines how polypharmacy affects walking while talking in older adults

"Polypharmacy" is the term used when someone takes many (usually five or more) different medications. Experts suggest that, for most older adults, taking that many medications may not be medically necessary.

28 Jun 2017

Huron Digital Pathology expand manufacturing capacity with new R&D facility

Huron, imaging hardware and software solutions provider for digital pathology, broke ground on a 9,700 square foot R&D and manufacturing facility.

From Huron Digital Pathology 28 Jun 2017

Scientists perform research on human gait assistance by means of ankle-foot exoskeletons

The Biomechanics and Motor Control research unit of the Department of Movement and Sports Sciences of Ghent University performs research on human gait assistance by means of ankle-foot exoskeletons. In 2013 they realized as first to augment human walking.

27 Jun 2017

Improved accuracy with SPIDER Smart Photo-Imaging Measurement Technology

With the new SPIDER Smart Photo-Imaging Measurement Technology, orthotists and patients will benefit from a seamless electronic fitting and ordering process for one of Ottobock’s most popular orthotic solutions: the FreeWalk.

22 Jun 2017

New trial shows ReCell medical device hastens healing in skin donor sites

Deploying a suspension of cells generated from a ReCell® medical device onto a skin donor site can speed up healing by 30.7% and deliver a superior final outcome, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial involving 106 patients who received skin grafts, Avita Medical, said today.

19 Jun 2017

First-ever clinical study for effective treatment of mycetoma begins in Sudan

The first-ever double-blind, randomized clinical trial for an effective treatment for the severely neglected disease mycetoma has enrolled its first patient at the Mycetoma Research Centre in Khartoum, Sudan.