More than half of wheelchair users with spinal cord injury needed repairs in past 6 months

Among wheelchair users with spinal cord injury 42 percent reported adverse consequences related to needing wheelchair repair, according to a team of experts in spinal cord injury rehabilitation. The research team, comprised of investigators from the Spinal Cord Injury Model System, determined that this ongoing problem requires action such as higher standards of wheelchair performance, access to faster repair service, […]

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Salivary markers of oxidative stress during severe COVID-19

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is strange in the breadth of severity in its clinical manifestations, ranging from asymptomatic to fatal infection. The ability to predict severe disease and thus intervene early is important, and has spurred the search for markers of this shift. An interesting study by an international […]

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Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy May Have Edge in Curbing Pain of Spinal Metastases

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pain from spinal metastases, a frequent manifestation of systemic cancer, appears to be better relieved by stereotactic body radiotherapy than conventional external beam radiotherapy, according to findings from a multinational study. “This is the first phase-III randomized trial specific to painful spinal metastases that has shown an improvement in the complete-response rate for pain in […]

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The use of flavonoids as antiviral agents against SARS-CoV-2

Flavonoids are a large class of phytochemicals that are commonly found in fruit and vegetables. They are well-known to have pharmacological characteristics, including antiviral properties through their ability to inhibit viral pathogenesis at an early stage of the viral life cycle. This antiviral activity potentiates its use as a treatment against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the […]

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Eamonn Holmes health: This Morning host didnt have a drop of sleep due to his injuries

Eamonn Holmes begins his recovery from slipped discs When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Working with his physiotherapist, James […]

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New clinical indicators discovered in transplant patients with COVID-19

Researchers from 12 Spanish hospitals took part with the aim of uncovering clinical and prognostic characteristics in solid organ recipients with COVID-19. The conclusions underscore the need for strict preventive measures in the initial period after transplantation. Elisa Cordero, a doctor at the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, researcher at the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS) and professor in […]

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Curtin researchers awarded almost $500,000 funding to help improve care for TBI patients

Curtin University researchers have been awarded almost $500,000 in Federal Government funding to help improve care for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), including those in rural, remote and Aboriginal communities. Image Credit: Curtin University Professor Melinda Fitzgerald from the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) at Curtin University will lead a national and international research team that will design […]

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Self-amplifying RNA COVID-19 vaccine technology safe in humans, suggests study

Results from the first trial of a new COVID-19 vaccine technology show no short-term safety concerns. The data, from scientists at Imperial College London, suggests the technology can generate immune responses against COVID-19 in up to 87 percent of people, even at extremely low dose levels—the lowest of any COVID-19 vaccine candidate worldwide. The technology uses genetic code called self-amplifying […]

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