Category: Disability
Groundbreaking Research: Potential Treatment for Regenerating Human Limbs Inspired by Frogs
Most human tissues are not designed to be regenerative in function. Therefore, when a body part, e.g., a limb, is amputated for any cause, it cannot be regrown. Although …Inhibiting Microbial Enzyme a Possible Path for Curing Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (the other type being Crohn’s disease), affects a reasonable number of Americans. Being a chronic condition, it is associated with a …
German Scientists Develop Glasses for the Blind That Detect Obstacles Using Vibrations
No longer science fiction as we may soon have devices that could help the bling navigate without the help of a cane. have just developed a new navigation system …People Suffering from Fibromyalgia Have Cerebrovascular Blood Flow Abnormalities
According to a study from the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), patients with fibromyalgia have changes in cerebral blood flow. The research using transcranial Doppler (TCD), presented in the …Batteryless Device Based on the Piezo-Triboelectric Effect Can Treat Hearing Loss
The World Health Organization describes deafness as the inability to hear sounds of 20dB or more in both ears. At present, 430 million people in the world have hearing …Anthrax a Deadly Microbe Discovered to Have a Novel Pathway of Silencing Pain
The treatment of pain dates as back as the man himself. This goes without saying, pain reduces the quality of life making life unbearable. Real headway was made in …
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: A Glimpse into the Disease That Drove Phillip Adams to Murder
A post-mortem examination of Phillip Adams, a former NFL player and the perpetrator of the shooting last April, revealed that he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease. …