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Scoliosis surgery improves quality of life for children with severe cerebral palsy

For children with severe cerebral palsy, surgery for scoliosis (sideways curvature of the spine) significantly improves the quality of life for them and their caregivers, reports a study in the April 4, 2018, issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

5 Apr 2018

NUST MISIS researchers produce elastic metal rods for scoliosis treatment

NUST MISIS scientists jointly with their colleagues from the Ecole de Technologie Superiore have experienced a new combination of alloy processing that produces solid and durable implants that are fully compatible with the human body. The research article is published in the Journal of Alloys and Compounds.

23 Mar 2018

NIGHTSEA and EMS team up to offer KEY Award in fluorescence stereo microscopy

Fluorescence microscopy has become a valuable tool for imaging in research, education, and for trouble-shooting in industry. Its applications have spread across the life, materials, and forensic sciences as well as geology, chemistry, and semiconductors.

From NIGHTSEA 22 Feb 2018

New medication improves motor function in children with later-onset spinal muscular atrophy

Children with later-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) were more likely to show gains in motor function when treated with a new medication compared to children receiving a sham procedure, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

15 Feb 2018

When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients

Anita Willis says the social worker offered her a painful choice: She could either leave the San Jose, Calif., nursing home where she'd spent a month recovering from a stroke — or come up with $336 a day to stay on.

20 Dec 2017

Unusual snapping turtle study enhances understanding of congenital lung abnormality

A study of an unusual snapping turtle with one lung found shared characteristics with humans born with one lung who survive beyond infancy. Digital 3D anatomical models created by Emma Schachner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, made the detailed research possible.

21 Nov 2017

Clinical study shows positive results for two yoga poses to decrease scoliosis curves

Continuing clinical research shows strongly positive results for two yoga-like isometric maneuvers to decrease scoliosis curves in 6,000,000 -9,000,000 million Americans, young and old, providing a potentially enormous decrease in health care costs and human misery.

15 Nov 2017

Single infusion of wildtype HSPCs halts cellular damage caused by neuromuscular disorder in mice

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that a single infusion of wildtype hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) into a mouse model of Friedreich's ataxia (FA) measurably halted cellular damage caused by the degenerative disease.

25 Oct 2017

Novel 3D-printed spine models to provide surgical training before live operations

Researchers are 3D printing replica human vertebrae which act and feel like real bone tissue to help train spinal surgeons before they go into live operations.

4 Oct 2017

Researchers provide new insights into vertebrae formation

Like a string of pearls, the spine is made of a series of similar vertebrae. A so-called segmentation clock creates this repetitive arrangement in developing embryos: Each time the clock ticks, a vertebra starts to form.

27 Sep 2017

New sleep system helps profoundly disabled 5-year-old boy with complex care needs to get full night's sleep

A 5-year-old boy, who is profoundly disabled and has complex needs, has been given his first full night’s sleep thanks to a pioneering new sleep system.

29 May 2017

Developmental Split-Brain syndrome discovery

Our group describes a new entity, which we refer to as “Developmental Split-Brain syndrome” which we discovered affected four individuals from three unrelated families. All affected individuals showed disruption of communicating tracts between the right and left side of the brain which meant that there is lack of coordination and communication between the two sides of the brain.

12 Apr 2017

Researchers discover 'Developmental Split-Brain syndrome' caused by biallelic mutations in DCC gene

In a study published in Nature Genetics, Dr Saumya Jamuar, co-founder of Global Gene Corp and a visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School, under the supervision of Prof Christopher Walsh and A/Prof Timothy Yu of Harvard Medical School, reports on a new disease entity that they discovered in their quest to map novel human disorders related to brain development.

3 Mar 2017

Scientists develop new symmetry-recognition system for early detection of idiopathic scoliosis

Hokkaido University researchers have developed a symmetry-recognition system for the surface of the human back that can three-dimensionally detect the early stages of idiopathic scoliosis, a type of spinal deformity, without the help of a specialist doctor.

21 Nov 2016

K2M announces U.S. launch of innovative 3D-printed CASCADIA product portfolio at 2016 NASS meeting

K2M Group Holdings, Inc., a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary complex spine and minimally invasive spine technologies and techniques, today announced the U.S. launch of its award-winning CASCADIA Interbody Systems, featuring Lamellar 3D Titanium Technology, during the 31st North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting, Oct. 26-29, 2016, in Boston at Booth #1615.

27 Oct 2016

Home non-invasive ventilation for COPD: an interview with Dr Holger Woehrle

The key symptom of COPD is breathlessness, especially during daily activity, and the breathlessness is in addition to cough and chest tightness. The difficulty in managing this disease is that it's a disease that progresses with age.

From ResMed Corp 18 Oct 2016

FDA-approved nerve ablation procedure may offer new treatment option for low back pain

It's the most common reason people go to their doctors - back pain. According to the National Institutes of Health, 80 percent of adults will experience low back pain some time in their lives.

27 Jul 2016

Study suggests final fusion surgery in children with early-onset scoliosis can be eliminated

In a look-back study of medical records, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine concluded that a major operation to fuse the spines of children with a rare form of severe, early-onset scoliosis can be eliminated in many cases.

8 Jul 2016

Innovative advances in medical paediatric orthotics shared at Primary Care and Public Health 2016

Innovative, clinician-led advances in orthotic techniques have the capacity to dramatically improve short term progress and long term outcomes for selective dorsal rhizotomy and scoliosis patients as well as patients with neurological disorders affecting movement.

13 Jun 2016

Defects in cerebrospinal fluid flow may contribute to scoliosis during adolescence

A new study in zebrafish suggests that irregular fluid flow through the spinal column brought on by gene mutations is linked to a type of scoliosis that can affect humans during adolescence.

13 Jun 2016

Scoliosis News and Research

Latest Scoliosis News and Research

Scoliosis surgery improves quality of life for children with severe cerebral palsy

NUST MISIS researchers produce elastic metal rods for scoliosis treatment

NIGHTSEA and EMS team up to offer KEY Award in fluorescence stereo microscopy

New medication improves motor function in children with later-onset spinal muscular atrophy

When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients

Unusual snapping turtle study enhances understanding of congenital lung abnormality

Clinical study shows positive results for two yoga poses to decrease scoliosis curves

Single infusion of wildtype HSPCs halts cellular damage caused by neuromuscular disorder in mice

Novel 3D-printed spine models to provide surgical training before live operations

Researchers provide new insights into vertebrae formation

New sleep system helps profoundly disabled 5-year-old boy with complex care needs to get full night's sleep

Developmental Split-Brain syndrome discovery

Researchers discover 'Developmental Split-Brain syndrome' caused by biallelic mutations in DCC gene

Scientists develop new symmetry-recognition system for early detection of idiopathic scoliosis

K2M announces U.S. launch of innovative 3D-printed CASCADIA product portfolio at 2016 NASS meeting

Home non-invasive ventilation for COPD: an interview with Dr Holger Woehrle

FDA-approved nerve ablation procedure may offer new treatment option for low back pain

Study suggests final fusion surgery in children with early-onset scoliosis can be eliminated

Innovative advances in medical paediatric orthotics shared at Primary Care and Public Health 2016

Defects in cerebrospinal fluid flow may contribute to scoliosis during adolescence

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Latest Scoliosis News and Research

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