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November 20, 2024

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Promising Daily Tablet Increases Growth in Children With Dwarfism

Nov. 18, 2024 — A promising daily tablet is effective at increasing height and improving proportional limb growth in children with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, according to a new study. And the findings could spare these children from needing ...

Researchers Uncover Potential Treatment for Rare Genetic Disorders

Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases -- two rare, often fatal lysosomal storage disorders that cause progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. After years of investigating the ...

Researchers Develop Minimally Invasive Neural Interface in Revolutionary Study

Nov. 13, 2024 — A team of researchers has developed a technique for diagnosing, managing and treating neurological disorders with minimal surgical ...

Neuropathic Pain Drugs Found to Increase Risk of Hip Fracture in Older Adults

Nov. 13, 2024 — A new study by medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids -- medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain -- increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were ...

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Scientists Discover 'Entirely Unanticipated' Role of Protein Netrin1 in Spinal Cord Development

Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered a surprising new role for netrin1, a crucial protein in neural development, as a regulator that limits bone morphogenetic ...

Vitamin D During Pregnancy Boosts Children's Bone Health Even at Age Seven

Nov. 6, 2024 — Children whose mothers took extra vitamin D during pregnancy continue to have stronger bones at age seven, according to ...

Two Key Genes Identified Linking Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis

Nov. 5, 2024 — Researchers employed analysis tools and machine learning algorithms to identify two genes linked to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis that could serve as diagnostic tools and potential targets ...

Bones from Tudor Mary Rose Shipwreck Suggest Handedness Might Affect Collarbone Chemistry

Oct. 30, 2024 — A new study of human skeletal remains from the wreck of the 16th century English warship Mary Rose suggests that whether a person is right- versus ...

Researchers Aim to Get Leg Up on Bone Repair With 3D-Printed Femur

Oct. 29, 2024 — Mechanical engineers designed a 3D-printed femur that could help doctors prepare for surgeries to repair bones and develop treatments for bone tumors. The study, which focused on the middle section ...

Enhanced Cardiovascular Function With Spinal Cord Transcutaneous Stimulation in High-Level Spinal Cord Injury

Oct. 28, 2024 — New research shows that stimulation of the lumbosacral vertebrae region significantly elevated low blood pressure, unlike cervical or upper thoracic ...

Pitchers Rejoice? Plasma Irradiation Might Prevent Tendon Re-Tears

Oct. 25, 2024 — Researchers have found that using non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma on rotator cuff tears resulted in accelerated healing of the tendon-bone junction with improved strength in comparison to a ...

Opioids May Negatively Impact Hormone Health

Oct. 24, 2024 — A new scientific statement released today by the Endocrine Society highlights research gaps associated with the negative effects of opioid use on the endocrine ...

Clinical Trial for Treating Spinal Cord Injury Using Olfactory Cell Nerve Bridges

Oct. 22, 2024 — Realizing a Phase I human clinical trial commencing to test the efficacy and safety of the transplantation of olfactory cell nerve bridges to treat ...

Why Breast Cancer Spreads to Bone

Oct. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed an in vitro cancer model to investigate why breast cancer spreads to bone. Their findings hold promise for advancing the development of preclinical tools to predict breast ...

Protein Blocking Bone Development Could Hold Clues for Future Osteoporosis Treatment

Oct. 11, 2024 — Scientists have identified a protein that blocks the activity of bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) by stopping them from maturing during the journey to sites of bone formation, a new study has ...

Evidence Builds for Near Infrared Light Treatment in Traumatic Brain Injury

Oct. 11, 2024 — New research indicates that a novel method could result in a new treatment option in an area of medicine that currently has few, if any, treatment ...

Lab-Grown Spines Unlock Safer Treatment for Women With Epilepsy, Study Suggests

Oct. 1, 2024 — Researchers have made a significant step towards enabling women with epilepsy safer access to a common and highly effective anti-seizure medication. Sodium Valproate or valproic acid is widely ...

Immunotherapy for Gum Disease? Study in Mice Shows Promise

Sep. 30, 2024 — Targeting the immune system could prevent or treat periodontal disease (PD), a common but serious disease of the gums, according to new ...

Building Better Bone Grafts

Sep. 26, 2024 — Each year, about 2.2 million bone-grafting procedures are performed worldwide, the gold standard of care being autografting, which uses the patient's own bone for tooth implantation and to ...

How Are Stretch Reflexes Modulated During Voluntary Movement?

Sep. 26, 2024 — How did the bodies of animals, including ours, become such fine-tuned movement machines? This paper cuts directly into critical debates about how the ancient spinal cord and the relatively new human ...

Blackcurrant Supplementing Mitigates Postmenopausal Bone Loss, Study Finds

Sep. 17, 2024 — With aging comes bone density loss, especially in post-menopausal women. A new study finds that supplementing with blackcurrant can ameliorate a host of conditions, including postmenopausal bone loss ...

Cow Slime Can Help Disc Herniation Patients After Surgery, Research Shows

Sep. 17, 2024 — Researchers have developed a gel inspired by cow slime for patients suffering from disc herniation. By adding the mucin gel immediately after surgery, it is possible to create a protective barrier ...

Multiple Ways to Evolve Tiny Knee Bone Could Have Helped Humans Walk Upright

Sep. 11, 2024 — The evolution of bones in primates' knees could have implications for how humans evolved to walk ...

Novel Bone Cancer Therapy Has 99% Success Rate, Tests Show

Sep. 10, 2024 — Bioactive glasses, a filling material which can bond to tissue and improve the strength of bones and teeth, has been combined with gallium to create a potential treatment for bone cancer. Tests in ...

Researchers Discover That Sustained Neck Exertions Change the Spine and Muscles, Causing Pain

Sep. 4, 2024 — Using high-precision X-ray imaging to track spine movements during neck exertion tasks, researchers discovered that sustained neck exertions cause muscle fatigue that then exaggerate the cervical ...

Novel Immunotherapy Improves Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury

Sep. 4, 2024 — Researchers have designed, in mice, an approach to minimizing the damage from a spinal cord injury through the use of engineered immune cells. Mice given the treatment had improved recovery from ...

Blood Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Transform Bone Marrow Transplants

Sep. 3, 2024 — Researchers have made a world first breakthrough into creating blood stem cells that closely resemble those in the human body. And the discovery could soon lead to personalized treatments for ...

Mechanisms of How Morphine Relieves Pain Mapped out

Aug. 29, 2024 — Researchers describe the neural processes behind how morphine relieves pain. This is valuable knowledge because the drug has such serious side ...

Zebrafish Use Surprising Strategy to Regrow Spinal Cord

Aug. 15, 2024 — A new study maps out a detailed atlas of all the cells involved in regenerating the zebrafish spinal cord. In an unexpected finding, the researchers showed that survival and adaptability of the ...

Exciting Advance in Stem Cell Therapy

Aug. 13, 2024 — A new technique for mechanically manipulating stem cells could lead to new stem cell treatments, which have yet to fulfill their therapeutic ...

White Matter May Aid Recovery from Spinal Cord Injuries

Aug. 2, 2024 — Scientists are focusing on a previously understudied part of the brain and spinal cord -- white matter. Their discoveries could lead to treatments that restore nerve activity through the targeted ...

Surprising Finding in Glioblastomas

July 31, 2024 — Glioblastomas are highly aggressive, usually incurable brain tumors. If all therapeutic options are exhausted, patients have an average life expectancy of less than two years. Now researchers have ...

'Dancing Molecules' Heal Cartilage Damage

July 26, 2024 — New therapy uses synthetic nanofibers to mimic the natural signaling of a protein that is crucial for cartilage formation and maintenance. Researchers found that intensifying the motion of molecules ...

Staying Hip to Orthopedic Advances: Comparing Traditional and New Hip Replacement Stems

July 24, 2024 — Surgeons compared traditional and new fully hydroxyapatite-coated hip replacement stems. They found the new stems offer larger contact areas, while traditional ones preserve bone density long-term. ...