Una computadora ayuda a los pacientes con ELA ‘enclaustrados’ a comunicarse y a comprar en línea
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Varios pacientes “enclaustrados” con esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA) pueden ahora utilizar una computadora portátil con sus ondas cerebrales, gracias a un implante en una vena principal dentro de…
Learn MoreMany U.S. High School Kids Report Sadness, Stress, Abuse During Pandemic
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If there’s any doubt that America’s teens have suffered mightily during the pandemic, a new government survey offers fresh proof of the pain restrictions from the coronavirus has inflicted on this vulnerabl…
Learn MoreJob Done: Scientists Fill in Missing Gaps to Complete Map of Human Genome
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Human Genome Project produced the most complete map of human genetics ever assembled in 2003 — but that map still held many uncharted territories.It did not contain about 8% of the human genome, represe…
Learn MoreFDA Advisory Panel Narrowly Votes Against New ALS Drug
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a close vote, an advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided not to recommend the approval of an experimental drug for the deadly neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (…
Learn MoreBruce Willis Stepping Down From Acting After Brain Disorder Diagnosis
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — “Die Hard” star Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting following a recent diagnosis of aphasia, a disorder affecting the part of the brain responsible for language.Willis’ ex-wife Demi Moore, current wi…
Learn MoreLa FDA aprueba segundos refuerzos para los estadounidenses de a partir de 50 años
MARTES, 29 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El martes, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. anunció que aprobó una segunda dosis de refuerzo de las vacunas contra el coronavirus de Pfizer y Moderna para las personas de a …
Learn MoreComputer Helps ‘Locked-In’ ALS Patients Communicate, Shop Online
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A handful of “locked-in” amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients can now work a laptop computer using their brain waves, thanks to an implant lodged in a major vein inside their skull.The implant — a …
Learn MoreCDC Supports 2nd Booster Shots for Americans 50 and Older
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hours after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a second booster shot of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines for people 50 and older, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
Learn MoreHay mucho en juego antes del voto de un panel de la FDA sobre un medicamento para la ELA
LUNES, 28 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos grupos de defensoría presionan a los reguladores federales de EE. UU. para que aceleren la aprobación de un tratamiento farmacológico experimental para la esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA), una en…
Learn MoreSaving the ‘Butterfly Children:’ Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental cream-based gene therapy may soon become the first U.S. government-approved means for treating a rare and devastating skin disease that produces “butterfly children.”Patients with recessive d…
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