Musculoskeletal health during lockdown
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen will investigate musculoskeletal health during the Covid_19 lockdown. A £52,000 grant has been awarded to investigate the impact of...
Muscular & Skeletal
The Muscular & Skeletal section offers a deep dive into various aspects of the human muscular and skeletal system. It addresses specific challenges and advancements, such as coping with ‘Winter of Pain’ for spinal cord injury sufferers, maintaining joint health through different life stages, and developing wearable diagnostics for neuromuscular diseases. The section also explores social aspects like the exclusion felt by people in pain, and highlights innovative solutions like biobank for genetic muscle diseases and bionic limb technology. Additionally, it provides practical guidance on issues like ACL injuries, osteoarthritis treatments, and adapting to working from home without physical discomfort.
Chronic pain: Mapping the weather patterns
A new mass study of people living with chronic pain in the UK has demonstrated the links between pain and certain atmospheric weather conditions. Weather...
Plug and Play: bionic arm prostheses
Next milestone in the development of bionic arm prostheses with major contribution from the Medical University of Vienna: in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of...
A happy gut is an anti-inflammatory gut
Study discovers the link between an the anti-inflammatory gut and seratonin. The scientific journal, Cell Metabolism publishes this April, the latest findings from Professor of...
Artificial Intelligence can Analyse Myoclonus Severity from Video Footage
Fast, reliable and automatic assessment of the severity of myoclonic jerks from video footage is now possible, thanks to an algorithm using deep convolutional neural...
Arginine Depletion as a Starting Point for Potential Treatments
A group from the MedUni Vienna has identified a role for the endogenous amino acid arginine in the growth of osteoclasts in rheumatoid arthritis. Restricting...
Liverpool Hope Unveils New Physiotherapy and Sport Rehabilitation Clinic
A new Physiotherapy and Sport Rehabilitation Clinic and clinical teaching space at Liverpool Hope University will not only provide state-of-the-art training facilities for students, but...
Recovery from years of muscle inactivity
Recovery from years of muscle inactivity by Performing Resistance Exercises Rapidly: Several years of hospitalisation, one example of muscle inactivity, causes a disproportionate decline in the muscle strength known to affect...
Diving on The Mary Rose
Professor Hugo Montgomery, a consultant in intensive care medicine at UCL and Director of UCL Institute for Human Health and Performance will be giving a lecture entitled ‘diving...
Da Vinci’s hand impairment caused by nerve damage
New analysis of 16th-century drawing by Italian doctors concludes da Vinci’s right hand affected by ulnar palsy, rather than stroke A fainting episode causing traumatic...
