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Odisha: Para-athlete Kamalakanta Nayak to attempt Guinness Record
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 16 (ANI): Para-athlete Kamalakanta Nayak is on a mission to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by covering 200 km in 24 hrs in his wheelchair.
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ISSICON 2021: Global experts virtually discuss ongoing research on
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): The renowned spine surgeons, rehabilitation specialists and other health professionals across the world on Thursday virtually gathered at the 21st International Spine and Spinal Injuries Conference (ISSICON) to discuss current trends and future potential
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For new patients with paralysis, tighter blood pressure management
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Patients with new spinal cord injuries whose blood pressure is maintained within a newly defined range during surgery may stand a better chance of regaining some mobility and functionality - even in patients with the most devastating injuries - according t
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Study suggests immunotherapy beneficial for patients with cancer t
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 25 (ANI): Two new studies have indicated that immunotherapy might benefit people with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMD), a rare but serious complication of cancer that has spread to the brain and/or spinal cord.
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Immunotherapy beneficial for patients with cancer that has spread
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Two new studies indicate that immunotherapy may benefit people with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMD), a rare but serious complication of cancer that has spread to the brain and/or spinal cord. The research was led by investigators at Massachusetts Genera
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Wheelchair users with spinal cord injury need repairs in past 6 mo
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Among wheelchair users with spinal cord injury 42 per cent reported adverse consequences related to needing wheelchair repair, according to a team of experts in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, according to a collaborative study led by a team of international
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Brain, spinal cord are protected by immune cells from skull's bone
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine discovered that immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. This opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a
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Immune cells from skull bone marrow guard the brain, spinal cord:
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have discovered that the immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. The finding opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a way to
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Exoskeleton-assisted walking may improve bowel function in people
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Physical intervention plans that include walking, not just standing, may enhance multiple measures of bowel function, according to the findings of new research.
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Researchers develop stimulators that could aid spinal cord, heart
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Houston (Texas) [US], May 11 (ANI): Engineers have developed a new version of their wireless implant that allows for multiple stimulators to be programmed and magnetically powered from a single transmitter outside the body. The implants could be used to treat spinal cord injuries or as pacem
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Study: Spinal fluid of Alzheimer patients signals higher risk of g
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
North Carolina [US], February 12 (ANI): A clinical study by researchers of Duke University School of Medicine asserts that individuals who have a gene variant associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease also tend to have changes in the fluid around their cerebrum and
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2-year-old girl treated successfully for lower back Spondylolisthe
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): Spondylolisthesis in the lower spine or lower back is where there is a slip of one vertebrae over the other causing Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Compression. This is usually caused due to trauma, degeneration or congenital problems. This
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