Mind-controlled arm prostheses that ‘feel’ are now a part of everyday life

For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience sensations of touch in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports on three Swedish patients who have…

Mind-controlled arm prostheses that ‘feel’ are now a part of everyday life

For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience sensations of touch in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports on three Swedish patients who have…

Marshall School of Medicine team explores surgery technology resulting in fewer incisions

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Through the use of a newly developed needle arthroscope, incisionless and single-incision surgical procedures are possible for repairing certain types of knee and shoulder injuries suggests a series of Marshall University studies published in Arthroscopy Techniques ,…

Excess weight during pre-school linked to higher bone fracture risk

Pre-school children who are overweight or obese have a higher risk of bone fractures during childhood than normal weight pre-schoolers, according to a study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research . The study included 466,997 children with…

Researchers reverse muscle fibrosis from overuse injury in animals, hope for human trials

(Philadelphia, PA) – Overuse injuries – think muscle strains, tennis elbow, and rotator cuff tears – are a considerable problem in the United States, especially among young athletes. But while commonly associated with sports, overuse injuries – particularly those involving…

Keeping lower back pain at bay: Exercises designed by Lithuanians are 3 times more efficient

Lithuanian scientists have devised a spinal stabilization exercise program for managing lower back pain for people who perform sedentary job: Their effect lasts 3 times longer than that of a usual muscle strengthening exercise program

DARPA awards $22 million to create ‘smart’ device for healing large muscle wounds

PITTSBURGH, March 11, 2020 – A multi-institution research team led by the University of Pittsburgh secured a $22 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a device combining artificial intelligence, bioelectronics and regenerative medicine to…

Study maps landmarks of peripheral artery disease to guide treatment development

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Novel biomedical advances that show promise in the lab often fall short in clinical trials. For researchers studying peripheral artery disease, this is made more difficult by a lack of standardized metrics for what recovery looks like.…

Study maps landmarks of peripheral artery disease to guide treatment development

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Novel biomedical advances that show promise in the lab often fall short in clinical trials. For researchers studying peripheral artery disease, this is made more difficult by a lack of standardized metrics for what recovery looks like.…

Factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with facial palsy

What The Study Did: Patients with facial palsy completed questionnaires to help identify socioeconomic, personality and mental health factors associated with their health-related quality of life, information that may be beneficial in interpreting treatment outcomes. To access the embargoed study:…

Factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with facial palsy

What The Study Did: Patients with facial palsy completed questionnaires to help identify socioeconomic, personality and mental health factors associated with their health-related quality of life, information that may be beneficial in interpreting treatment outcomes. To access the embargoed study:…

Nerve stimulation may benefit women with fibromyalgia

A treatment involving electrical nerve stimulation helped women with fibromyalgia in a recent clinical trial. The findings are published in Arthritis & Rheumatology . Fibromyalgia is characterized by pain and fatigue, particularly during physical activity. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)…