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FDA Issues Clearance for the ReStore™ Exo-Suit, the First Soft Robotic System for Stroke Therapy
ReWalk Robotics, Ltd. (Nasdaq: RWLK) ("ReWalk" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of robotic medical devices for individuals with lower limb disabilities, announced tod...Full Article
Competition at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games starts today, providing vital physical and mental rehabilitation opportunities for athletes
More than 600 military Veterans from across the U.S., Puerto Rico and Great Britain are in Louisville this week to compete in the 39th National Veterans Wheelchair Games throu...
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Research Program Aimed At Diversity Brings Young Scientists To MCG Through July 30, 2019
A program aimed at increasing the diversity of young scientists is being hosted for the seventh year at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. PRIDE, or Progra...Full Article
Music Can Be A Viable Alternative to Medications In Reducing Anxiety Before Anesthesia Procedures
Music is a viable alternative to sedative medications in reducing patient anxiety prior to an anesthesia procedure, according to a Penn Medicine study published today in the j...Full Article
Hearing Loss Tied With Mental, Physical, And Social Ailments In Older People
Hearing loss is the world's fourth-leading cause of years lived with disability. The condition may worsen an array of mental, physical, and social complications. As over 90% o...Full Article
Alzheimer's Gene May Impact Cognitive Health Before Adulthood
A gene linked to Alzheimer's Disease may impact cognitive health much sooner than previously realized. The APOE gene creates a protein, apolipoprotein E, which packages chole...Full Article
Sustainable Savings On Medical Care
One popular idea for lowering the nation’s ballooning health care spending is to change the way insurers pay provider organizations for their care. Instead of paying a fee for...Full Article
Cedars-Sinai Grants Address Homelessness And Other Critical Needs
Cedars-Sinai is deepening its commitment to the health and wellbeing of underserved populations in Los Angeles County by significantly increasing its financial support for sa...Full Article
Novel Therapy Administered After TBI Prevents Brain Damage
An experimental treatment given to mice after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) reduced damage almost to the levels of mice that never had a TBI, researchers at UT Health San Ant...Full Article
Insurance Linked To Hospitals' Decision To Transfer Kids With Mental Health Emergencies
A national study finds children without insurance who seek treatment for a mental health disorder in the emergency department (ED) are more likely than those with private insu...Full Article
Treating Stroke Patients Just 15 Minutes Earlier Can Save Lives
Initiating stroke treatment just 15 minutes faster can save lives and prevent disability, according to a new UCLA-led study, published today in JAMA. The research also determi...Full Article
Dementia And Transitional Care: Gaps In Research And Practice
Patients with dementia are hospitalized at higher rates and involved in transitional care more frequently than those who are cognitively unimpaired. Yet, current practices for...Full Article
Child Psychiatry Telephone Programs Help Increase Mental Health Services For Children
Telephone hotlines that allow primary care doctors to immediately consult with a child psychiatrist about urgent patient problems appears to increase the number of children wh...Full Article
Screen Time For Young Children: What You Need To Know
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued guidelines on screen time, physical activity, and sleep for children from birth through age four. The guidelines were issue...Full Article
Perinatal Depression Screenings May Not Detect Women Having Suicidal Thoughts, Study Finds
A new study of 736 low-income pregnant women in Illinois found that more than one-third of those who reported thoughts of self-harm did not have elevated levels of depression,...Full Article
Pain After Surgery: Addressing Emotional Trauma During Recovery
With the advancement of technology and medicine, G. Michael Deeb, M.D., a cardiac surgeon at Michigan Medicine, says society is used to, and expects, instant solutions to thei...Full Article
Sound Mind: Detecting Depression
AI algorithms can now more accurately detect depressed mood using the sound of your voice, according to new research by University of Alberta computing scientists. The resea...Full Article
Improving Care Quality For Hospitalized Socially At-Risk Patients
Nurses play a pivotal role in caring for hospitalized patients with social risk factors and preparing them for discharge. Now, a new study from the University of Pennsylvania ...Full Article
A Third Of Children Up To Age 3 Exposed To Zika In-Utero Have Neurological Problems
New UCLA-led research suggests that 32% of children up to the age of 3 years who were exposed to the Zika virus during the mother’s pregnancy had below-average neurological de...Full Article
Unusual Eating Behaviors May Be A New Diagnostic Indicator For Autism
Atypical eating behaviors may be a sign a child should be screened for autism, according to a new study from Penn State College of Medicine. Research by Susan Mayes, professo...Full Article
‘Chaos’ In The Home Linked To Poor Asthma Control In Children
A chaotic household – one where things just don’t seem to run smoothly, there’s lots of noise, little gets taken care of in a timely manner, and where relaxation is difficult ...Full Article
A Concussion Can Cost Your Job -- Especially If You Are Young And Well Educated
A hard tackle on the football-field, a crash on your bike or a fall from a ladder in your home can easily cause a concussion, which eventually can cost your job - especially i...Full Article
Indications Why Older People Are More Susceptible To Alzheimer's Disease
The risk of developing Alzheimer's disease increases with age. Susanne Wegmann of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) in Berlin and colleagues have uncover...Full Article
How You And Your Friends Can Play A Video Game Together Using Only Your Minds
Telepathic communication might be one step closer to reality thanks to new research from the University of Washington. A team created a method that allows three people to work...Full Article
The Neuroscience Of Autism: New Clues To The Condition's Beginnings
UNC School of Medicine scientists unveiled how a particular gene helps organize the scaffolding of brain cells called radial progenitors necessary for the orderly formation of...Full Article
