Repurposed FDA-approved drug could uncover potential treatment for rare genetic disorders
In a new study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs ...
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Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns talked to a neurosurgeon at UPMC about the connection between the brain and spinal cord and when ...
No Doctor Has Ever Performed a Human Head Transplant. This Neurosurgeon Says He’s Ready to Do It.
The Western medical establishment ousted him. China embraced him. Will the man on a mission to perform the first human head ...
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Study identifies a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases
In a groundbreaking study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases—two rare, often fatal lysosomal storage disorders that cause ...
Minimally invasive neural interface allows brain access without skull opening
A team of researchers led by Rice University's Jacob Robinson and the University of Texas Medical Branch's Peter Kan has ...
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The quest to build bionic limbs that feel like the real thing
Through brain implants, neural interfaces and skin grafts, researchers are starting to restore sensation for paralysed or ...
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Existing USFDA-Approved Drug Shows Promise For 2 Rare Genetic Disorders
Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases cause progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. There is currently no ...
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McMaster Team Finds Possible Rare Genetic Disorder Cure
Hamilton, ON, Nov. 14, 2024, In a groundbreaking study, researchers at McMaster University have identified a potential ...
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Gabapentinoids Tied to Hip Fractures in Older Adults
Gabapentinoids -- pregabalin and gabapentin -- were tied to increased hip fracture risk in older adults. Gabapentinoids -- ...
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Researchers develop minimally invasive neural interface in revolutionary study
ECI uses CSF, which surrounds the nervous system, as a pathway to deliver targeted devices. By performing a simple lumbar ...