Soft exosuits that provide assistive force during movement could be a game changer for patients with mobility issues. Such devices can help enhance rehabilitation and assist patients while they perform everyday tasks. The idea with such technology is that the soft suit feels almost like a piece of clothing and applies force gently and evenly...
by Crystal MacKay, University of Western Ontario Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been working to better understand and characterize the varied symptoms of the disease. One of the most concerning symptoms is the development of large blood clots that can cause blockages in the arteries that lead to the brain and causing...
KESSLER FOUNDATION IMAGE: RESEARCHERS COMPLETED A MULTI-CENTER, SINGLE-ARM TRIAL STUDY OF THE RESTORE FOR GAIT TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS UNDERGOING POST-STROKE REHABILITATION. East Hanover, NJ. September 9, 2020. A team of U.S. researchers published the results of a multi-center, single-arm trial of the ReWalk ReStore™ for gait training in individuals undergoing post-stroke rehabilitation. They found the...
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM MARK DEBOER, MD, OF UVA CHILDREN’S, DEVELOPED A CALCULATOR THAT CAN PREDICT THE RISK OF STROKE, DIABETES AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. HE DEVELOPED THE CALCULATOR IN COLLABORATION WITH MATTHEW Doctors can predict patients’ risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a conglomeration of conditions that...
Analysis of changes in the brain waves of stroke lesions by post-stroke ultrasound stimulation. Foundation laid for estimating the therapeutic effects by observing brainwave and the development of a patient-specific stimulation method NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (A) COMPARISON OF IPSILESIONAL (LEFT) AND CONTRALESIONAL (RIGHT) NORMALIZED DELTA POWER BETWEEN STROKE AND LIFU GROUP....
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Sophia Antipolis, 3 August 2020: Women in their 30s and 40s with a common condition affecting how the ovaries work are more likely to get heart disease. That’s the finding of a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1...
by Karolinska Institutet The antidepressant fluoxetine has been suggested as a means to improve brain recovery after acute stroke. However, a large randomized study on stroke patients at 35 Swedish hospitals shows that the drug has no such effect. The study, which was led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, is published in The Lancet Neurology....
TOHOKU UNIVERSITY LIGHTWEIGHT AND MOTOR-LESS SPRING-CAM ATTACHED TO AN ANKLE SUPPORT DEVICE PROVIDES STROKE PATIENTS WITH GREATER PUSH-OFF POWER – STABILIZING THEIR WALKING AND REDUCING FALLS view more CREDIT: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY A research group has developed a new, lightweight and motor-less device that can be easily attached to an ankle support device – otherwise known...
Adding certain drugs to your statin can reduce cholesterol levels better than taking a statin alone. Here, a Michigan Medicine doctor breaks it all down. If you’ve ever been diagnosed with high cholesterol, also known as hyperlipidemia, your doctor has probably prescribed a statin. And while statins have been the go-to drug for managing cholesterol...
by Columbia University Irving Medical Center After only a few days caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients at the start of the outbreak in New York City, Aakriti Gupta, MD, realized that this was much more than a respiratory disease. “I was on the front lines right from the beginning. I observed that patients were...
