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Paralysis
Paralysis is the loss of muscle function in part of your body. It happens when something goes wrong with the way messages pass between your brain and muscles. Paralysis can be complete or partial. It can occur on one or both sides of your body. It can also occur in just one area, or it can be widespread. Paralysis of the lower half of your body, including both legs, is called paraplegia. Paralysis of the arms and legs is quadriplegia.
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JUN 17, 2024Neuroscience
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JUN 17, 2024
Neuroscience
robotic deep brain stimulation, deep brain stimulation, paralysis, pediatrics
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 28, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Lyme disease occurs when someone is bitten by a deer tick that is carrying pathogenic bacteria called Borrelia burgdorfe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory disease that affects nerves. It is thought to be an autoimmune disorder
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
In this photo, courtesy UC San Diego Health Sciences, regenerating neurons (yellow) can be seen along with non-regenerat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
If the spinal cord in a mouse or human suffers damage, temporary paralysis occurs until the damage is healed, and motor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Since 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge https://www.als.org/IBC has inspired more than 17 million people to raise $115
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Multiple sclerosis (MS) can cause a huge range of symptoms in different patients, and the severity can vary dramatically
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2023
Microbiology
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, has been around for a long time. Records of the disease have been found in docu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers enabled a paralyzed man to walk again via an implantable, wireless brain-spine interface. The corresponding
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 23, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Venomous snakes, which include cobras, vipers, and rattlesnakes, can pose a significant danger to humans. In the Un
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 11, 2022
Immunology
A bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant has been an effective but risky way to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), and no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
In light of a polio outbreak in Rockland County, New York, the United States has been added to the list of countries whe
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
OCT 10, 2022
Neuroscience
Botox, or botulinum toxin, might be most popularly known as a treatment for wrinkles; it's a neurotoxic agent produced b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Health & Medicine
Scientists say that lying on the right side is the quickest way to dissolve a pill. The research was published in Physic
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
AUG 16, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Terazosin, a drug currently approved to treat high blood pressure and enlarged prostate, may also be able to treat ALS.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 07, 2022
Microbiology
Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus. Polio can cause flu-like symptoms like nausea, headache, fever, and sore th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
As covered by Labroots in 2017, Powassan virus is an often-lethal tick-borne virus that currently has no treatment. Thou
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAY 19, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A new experimental drug known as NU-9 may be more effective in treating ALS than existing FDA-approved drugs. The corres
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed an injectable therapy that can repair tissue damage and reverse paralysis in mice within four
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 21, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Fenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug used to reduce cholesterol levels, causes sensory neurons in the spine following spina
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 04, 2021
Health & Medicine
Researchers with the International GBS Outcome Study (IGOS) investigated newly-diagnosed GBS patients from the beginning
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
AUG 31, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a first-of-its-kind&nb
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
AUG 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of a microRNA might be interfering with neuromuscular synapse function, causing breathing muscle paralysis, sug
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers create neural interface to decode thought into text