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A proprioceptive control strategy for management of low back pain

Low back pain in the elderly is the result of poor “proprioception,” or the body’s ability to perceive its own position in space, caused by a deterioration of sensory receptors in their muscles called proprioceptors.

7 Apr 2021

Scientists develop new method that advances single-cell transcriptomic technologies

Scientists at Oxford Brookes University have developed a new single-cell transcriptomic method which will aid multiple fields of biology, including the study of human health, disease and injury.

7 Apr 2021

UCI receives $4.2 million grant to study sporadic inclusion body myositis affecting aging adults

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases has awarded UCI a 5-year, $4.2 million grant to study sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM), which affects aging adults causing asymmetric muscle weakness and severe disability. The disease is currently untreatable and poorly understood.

6 Apr 2021

Researchers evaluate new drug for spinal muscular atrophy in a broader spectrum of patients

The rarity of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) means that promising new treatments may be tested in only a limited spectrum of patients before approval. Investigators evaluated a newly approved drug, onasemnogene abeparvovec, in a broader spectrum of patients in order to obtain expanded data on its side effects profile.

6 Apr 2021

UCL scientists use AI to identify three new multiple sclerosis subtypes

Scientists at UCL have used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify three new multiple sclerosis (MS) subtypes. Researchers say the groundbreaking findings will help identify those people more likely to have disease progression and help target treatments more effectively.

6 Apr 2021

What Covid means for the athlete’s heart

For sports fans across the country, the resumption of the regular sports calendar has signaled another step toward post-pandemic normality. But for the athletes participating in professional, collegiate, high school or even recreational sports, significant unanswered questions remain about the aftereffects of a Covid infection.

6 Apr 2021

Researchers define genetic landscape of uterine leiomyosarcomas

In a new study, Yale Cancer Center researchers have defined the genetic landscape of uterine leiomyosarcomas (uLMS).

6 Apr 2021

New exosome-coated stent repairs damaged tissue, heals vascular injury

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an exosome-coated stent with a "smart-release" trigger that could both prevent reopened blood vessels from narrowing and deliver regenerative stem cell-derived therapy to blood-starved, or ischemic, tissue.

6 Apr 2021

Muscle strength and mass may predict hospital stay duration in COVID-19 patients

Researchers found that COVID-19 patients with good muscle strength and higher muscle mass had a shorter stay in the hospital.

2 Apr 2021

Study explores long-term outcomes and costs of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

A new research study leveraging a database from the largest equal access health system in the US, the Department of Veteran Affairs, offers insight into the outcome of specific treatment patterns for advanced bladder cancer patients.

2 Apr 2021

Modest dietary changes and exercise can improve survival outcomes for young people with leukemia

In some cancers, including leukemia in children and adolescents, obesity can negatively affect survival outcomes. Obese young people with leukemia are 50% more likely to relapse after treatment than their lean counterparts.

1 Apr 2021

Specific gene may play a causal role in heart disease independent of cholesterol levels

High cholesterol is the most commonly understood cause of atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.

1 Apr 2021

New Phase 1 clinical trial of investigational vaccine against B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 variant begins

An investigational vaccine designed to protect against the B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 variant has been administered as part of a new Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating the vaccine candidate's safety and immunogenicity in adult volunteers.

31 Mar 2021

New tissue implant could benefit athletes sidelined with common shoulder injury

For sports fans, nothing beats seeing their favorite athletes compete at the top of their game. But a shoulder injury such as a badly torn rotator cuff threatens to pause or end the career of any athlete in sports ranging from football, basketball and baseball to golf and tennis.

31 Mar 2021

Muscle News and Research

A proprioceptive control strategy for management of low back pain

Scientists develop new method that advances single-cell transcriptomic technologies

UCI receives $4.2 million grant to study sporadic inclusion body myositis affecting aging adults

Researchers evaluate new drug for spinal muscular atrophy in a broader spectrum of patients

UCL scientists use AI to identify three new multiple sclerosis subtypes

What Covid means for the athlete’s heart

Researchers define genetic landscape of uterine leiomyosarcomas

New exosome-coated stent repairs damaged tissue, heals vascular injury

Muscle strength and mass may predict hospital stay duration in COVID-19 patients

Study explores long-term outcomes and costs of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

Modest dietary changes and exercise can improve survival outcomes for young people with leukemia

Specific gene may play a causal role in heart disease independent of cholesterol levels

New Phase 1 clinical trial of investigational vaccine against B.1.351 SARS-CoV-2 variant begins

New tissue implant could benefit athletes sidelined with common shoulder injury

A new hydrogel for treatment and recovery of muscle injuries

COVID-19 patients with dementia have higher risk for complications, mortality

New Columbia University center provides specialized care for Lyme and tick-borne diseases

New study may lead to GRK5-based therapies to prevent heart failure

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective among front liners, CDC study shows

Prime editing enables more precise correction of genetic problems than traditional CRISPR

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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