How the human neck became a locus of power, beauty and frailty
Yet, for all its aesthetic and expressive potency, the neck is also a site of fear and deep vulnerability. Villains and ...
The New Yorker14h
Can the Human Body Endure a Voyage to Mars?
In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...
Manitoba Cooperator3d
Keep on top of pain this calving season: What the beef producer should know about pain management
Having painkillers for hard calf births can lead to healthy calves and beef cows this calving season, Manitoba veterinarians ...
A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...
New Hampshire Public Radio4d
Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorder
Daily electrical stimulation of certain nerves in the spinal cord appeared to help three people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an inherited disorder that causes muscles to waste away.
Science Daily4d
Spinal cord stimulation restores neural function, targets key feature of progressive neurodegenerative disease
Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...
WOSU Public Media4d
Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorder
Daily electrical stimulation of certain nerves in the spinal cord appeared to help three people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an inherited disorder that causes muscles to waste away. The ...