Gene therapy in mice builds muscle, reduces fat
Approach may lead to new treatment approach for osteoarthritis, obesityCredit: Mike Worful Exercise and physical therapy often are recommended to ...
Tag: Orthopedic Medicine
Physio support in COVID-19 recovery
New guidelines to help patients 'get moving'Credit: Flinders University New physiotherapy guidelines are targeting COVID-19 patient recovery for respiratory management, ...
European countries face a costly 23% increase in fragility fractures by 2030
A new IOF-led study examining the burden and management of fragility fractures in six European countries reveals an alarming treatment ...
Sanfilippo C syndrome: New brain cell models to evaluate therapies
Fighting degenerative diseasesCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA - CIBERER The Sanfilippo syndrome type C is a severe neurodegenerative disease which appearws ...
Co-delivery of IL-10 and NT-3 to enhance spinal cord injury repair
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 17, 2020--Spinal cord injury (SCI) creates a complex microenvironment that ...
New guidance for the assessment of Fracture Liaison Services at a patient outcome level
The IOF Capture the Fracture® Working Group, with the National Osteoporosis Foundation and the Fragility Fracture Network, has developed 11 ...
When damaged, the adult brain repairs itself by going back to the beginning
In corticospinal injuries using a mouse model, adult neurons begin a natural regeneration process by reverting back to an embryonic ...
Researchers develop synthetic scaffolds to heal injured tendons and ligaments
Top biomedical engineering researcher develops synthetic scaffolds for tendon and ligament regenerationCredit: Pixabay Key points: Top biomedical engineering researcher develops ...
Self-powered X-ray detector to revolutionize imaging for medicine, security and research
2D perovskite thin films boost sensitivity 100-fold compared to conventional detectors, require no outside power source, and enable low-dose dental ...
(Re)generation next: Novel strategy to develop scaffolds for joint tissue regeneration
Researchers in Japan develop a novel strategy for tissue regeneration, which is a better alternative to conventional tissue regeneration methodsCredit: ...
FDA approves new total wrist replacement device to treat painful arthritis
HSS Innovation Institute and Hand Surgeon play key role in research, design and developmentCredit: Hospital for Special Surgery The US ...
Vitamin D boosts chances of walking after hip fracture
Scientists studied the impact of vitamin D on post-surgery mobilityCredit: Sue Shapses/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Senior citizens who are not vitamin ...
Monty Python’s silly walk: A gait analysis and wake-up call to peer review inefficiencies
Credit: Chart created by Erin E. Butler and Nathaniel J. Dominy. Fifty years ago, Monty Python's famous sketch, "The Ministry ...
American Journal of Roentgenology names Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, MD next editor in chief
Dr. Rosenkrantz will become just the 13th editor in chief of the 113-year-old 'yellow journal' of radiology in July 2020Credit: ...