multiple sclerosis Articles
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User testimonial : R. Royer Centre Brain-Moove
Raphaël ROYER, founder and director at Centre Brain-Moove, shares his experience with us : “ Having used transcutaneous vibration for a long time, I naturally turned towards the almost daily use of Vibramoov in the context of brain injury patients. The use of Vibramoov gives hope and different management possibilities for patients with neurodegenerative diseases (Multiple ...
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User testimonial : L.Chaxel Normandy
We use the Vibramoov at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation center, within the neurology department. We have not yet implemented a defined protocol, and are still experimenting with the different modes and applications depending on the pathologies of our patients: multiple sclerosis, stroke, tetraplegia, paraplegia, Guillain-Barré, etc … For example, in a case of a MS, we ...
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A Treatment Proposal with Lower Extremity Robotic Devices: Performance of Postural Analysis and Determination of Exercises Using the REX Robot
Exercise is an intervention commonly used in the management of multiple sclerosis (MS). The more recent understanding is that exercise is a very important part of maintaining functional independence in individuals with MS. Many studies and research has shown that properly prescribed exercise programs can decrease impairments in MS, as well as improving activities of daily living, and quality of ...
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Project - Sublingual IL2 (BL SLIT I)
The aim of this project is to develop low dose IL-2 for treatment of early onset juvenile Type I diabetes. Low dose injectable IL-2 in animal models has been shown to restore the balance between regulatory and effector T cells and, in this way, can help to reverse autoimmunity and the development of type I diabetes. Looking ahead, we anticipate that having a suitable oral formulation of IL-2 to ...
By BioLingus AG
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Effect of mercury on the human health and environment: an overview
This article aims to review and to demonstrate the effect of mercury on the human health and environment. Mercury is one of the 12 toxic pollutants identified by the US Environmental Protection Agency and can be toxic at low levels in the environment. Mercury can stay in the atmosphere for up to a year. When released to the air, mercury is transported and deposited globally. Mercury ultimately ...
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Saving Us from Ourselves: Harnessing the Power of CAR-T to Combat Autoimmunity
What is autoimmune disease? Autoimmune disease a condition in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the body itself. Thus far, more than 80 different autoimmune diseases have been identified, with some of the most prevalent including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, type 1 diabetes, and multiple sclerosis [1]. Autoimmune disease is one of the top ten causes of ...
By Indee Labs
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UK Team to Test Robot-assisted Exercise to Improve Balance in MS Patients
Researchers at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, U.K., are recruiting 20 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who can walk at least eight meters with a walking aid to test the effectiveness of a five-week exercise program using assistive robotic technology. A patient completes balance and strengthening exercises using the Rex robot. (Photo courtesy of East Kent Hospitals University NHS ...
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Science: Blocking fibrin holds promise for the treatment of periodontal disease
In a new study, researchers from the National Institute of Dental Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) have found that blocking the function of a coagulation protein prevents bone loss caused by periodontal (gingival) disease in mice. According to animal and human data, they found that the accumulation of this clotting protein called fibrin triggers an excessive immune response that damages the gingiva ...
By Matexcel
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Do you really have to sacrifice MRI image quality for speed?
To understand the significance of the SpinTech MRI STAGE software platform, it helps to begin by asking a question: Given that MRI is an incredibly powerful diagnostic tool for neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis (MS), why have radiologists and neurologists had to choose between conducting faster MRI exams and obtaining higher-quality ...
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SpinTech MRI Earns FDA 510(k) Clearance for Rapid, Quantitative Brain-Imaging Technology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) clearance to SpinTech MRI’s latest magnetic resonance imaging software device, STAGE (STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo), a post-processing software platform that enables comprehensive, quantitative brain imaging with enhanced visualization in significantly less time than conventional approaches. STAGE allows MRI ...
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Unique rehabilitation exercise trial seeks participants with MS
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are being sought to take part in a study that aims to investigate the benefits of a robotic walking device. Karen Saunders, a consultant clinical and research neuro-physiotherapist, is the co-investigator on a feasibility trial that is evaluating the use of a balance exercise programme that makes use of a Rex robotic exoskeleton. During the trial, the robotic ...
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One leg test balance! Very challenging
Standing on one leg is an essential task in activities of daily living (ADLs), from walking to stair climbing, shower transfer and lower body dressing (while standing). Besides that, it is necessary in many occupational and sports activities, making it an important stance to be included within a balance assessment session. One-leg stance duration is one the oldest balance tests using a simple ...
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Luminex Multiplex Assay
Principle of Luminex Multiplex Assay Luminex xMAP technology uses polystyrene microspheres of 5.6 microns in diameter dyed with different ratios of two red-sorting fluorescent dyes to obtain up to 100 fluorescent coded microspheres. Antibody molecules or gene probes for different test items are covalently cross-linked to specific coded microspheres, each of which corresponds to a specific test ...
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LAG-3 antibody drug R&D boom
On March 19, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) announced that its dual immunotherapy combination Opdualag had received accelerated marketing approval from the FDA. Opdualag therapy is a fixed-dose combination of Relatlimab (anti-LAG3) and Nivolumab (anti-PD1) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with unresectable or metastatic melanoma, making LAG-3 the third ...
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Discovery of Pathways that Promote Remyelination
In the evolutionary history of vertebrates, the emergence of myelin has made the transmission of neural signals much faster, and if humans evolve like invertebrate squid, the vertebral diameter of humans may be thicker than that of giant red fir trees. Insulating myelin sheaths encapsulate nerve axons, thereby allowing rapid conduction of action potentials between neurons, and in addition, myelin ...
By Profacgen
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OCD: an "autoimmune disease"
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious and common psychiatric disorder with a prevalence of approximately 1-3% in adults. The onset of OCD has a bimodal age distribution, usually manifesting first in late childhood and early adolescence and later appearing in early adulthood. OCD is a multifactorial disorder with an interplay of biological, psychological, and external factors, and ...
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Limits of Stability - The most used protocol for balance assessment
The Limits of Stability (LOS) is perhaps the most used protocol in the literature for balance assessment in a dynamic task. It quantifies the ability to intentionally displace the center of gravity to the patient’s stability limits without losing balance. This protocol provides information regarding voluntary motor control, which also helps screening fall risk in elderly people [1]. How ...
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From Predicting Adherence to Health Outcomes – The Power of Predictive Insights
Clinical researchers have begun adopting predictive analytics to anticipate a patient’s engagement in a clinical trial, including if and how a patient will adhere to their treatment plan. As these models are fed more patient-level audio and visual data, they have the potential to open up a whole new world of a patient’s lived experience – from how a patient will respond to their ...
By AiCure
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World Rare Disease Day
On February 29 (or the last day of February) we celebrate World Rare Disease Day to raise awareness about these diseases, aiming to improve access to diagnosis, treatment and medical care. What are these diseases? Rare diseases are those that occur infrequently in the general population. In Argentina, “rare diseases” are those whose prevalence in the general population is equal to ...
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What is a Posturography?
What is it? Posturography is a non-evasive technique that quantifies an individual’s balance behavior in upright stance. As mentioned in previous articles (What is Balance?), balance is achieved and maintained by a complex set of sensorimotor control systems, which includes the visual, somatosensory and vestibular systems. It is through their integration in real time by the central ...
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