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• New robotic testing method reveals overlooked proprioception deficits after stroke

  18-11-2025 03:30 via news-medical.net
  
  A decade ago, at age 55, Don Lewis suffered a stroke in his sleep. When he woke up, he couldn't move his left arm or leg. Lewis' neighbor realized his truck hadn't moved in two days and called 911 for a welfare check. When paramedics found him, he was paralyzed on one side.
  
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• UTHealth Houston researchers receive NIH grant for fetoscopic spina bifida repair study

  01-12-2025 13:49 via news-medical.net
  
  A five-year, $2.8 million grant was awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the long-term effects on patients enrolled in the "Cryopreserved Human Umbilical Cord as a Meningeal Patch in Fetoscopic Spina Bifida Repair" trial.
  
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• Early treatment after head injury lowers long-term risk of Alzheimer’s disease

  26-11-2025 01:52 via news-medical.net
  
  Getting treatment within one week of a serious head injury can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by up to 41%, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University.
  
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• Protected: Program Completion 2025

  25-11-2025 17:42 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Program Completion 2025

  25-11-2025 17:42 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Congratulations to the UBC Department of Physical Therapy Class of 2025!Huge congratulations to all our graduates who have successfully completed the demanding 26-month MPT program. We wish them all the very best as they start their exciting new careers!Meet a few of our graduates 
  Tina Ko“I learned that physiotherapy isn’t just about anatomy or techniques; it’s about communication, critical thinking, and adapting in fast-changing situations.”
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• Protected: Jenna Dolphin – MPT Graduation 2025

  25-11-2025 17:38 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Jenna Dolphin – MPT Graduation 2025

  25-11-2025 17:38 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Jenna DolphinHometown: Langley, B.CMPT cohort: MPT Vancouver 
  What inspired you to pursue the Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) degree at UBC?From a young age, I witnessed the drastic impact that physical therapy had on myself and those around me. In my own life as a youth athlete and in the lives of family members and friends suffering from chronic health conditions, I saw physical therapists demonstrate the capability to help improve the lives of a broad range of individuals through a div
  
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• Tina Ko – MPT Graduation 2025

  25-11-2025 17:32 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Tina KoHometown: Burnaby, B.CMPT cohort: MPT VancouverConnect with Tina:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tina-ko-bkin-mptInstagram: @tko_physio 
  What inspired you to pursue the Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) degree at UBC?I’ve always been drawn to understanding why the human body behaves the way it does—how its systems interact, adapt, and compensate. Movement has been a constant in my life; I grew up swimming, eventually became an Aquatics Supervisor, and I love hiking and camping
  
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• Intranasal nanomedicine shows promise against glioblastoma

  22-11-2025 16:00 via news-medical.net
  
  Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, along with collaborators at Northwestern University, have developed a noninvasive approach to treat one of the most aggressive and deadly brain cancers.
  
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• New trial to test extended tranexamic acid use for faster ACL surgery recovery

  22-11-2025 02:50 via news-medical.net
  
  A breakthrough could be coming in the way young people recover from surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee, a common sports injury.
  
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• The Moslows' $4 million gift transforms women's health education and research

  06-11-2025 18:30 via news-medical.net
  
  When Linda Moslow, A16P, A18P, entered perimenopause in her early 40s, she was blindsided. "I'd always been healthy and grounded in wellness," she says. "Suddenly, I couldn't recognize myself." The months of anxiety, sleeplessness, and confusion that followed left her feeling unmoored until she found a team of doctors who helped her understand what was happening.
  
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• MRI-based computer models offer early insight into bone healing

  05-11-2025 01:42 via news-medical.net
  
  Healing a broken bone can take months, and knowing whether recovery is on track often takes just as long.
  
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• Three health tech innovators push boundaries to build a brighter future of cardiovascular care

  04-11-2025 17:51 via news-medical.net
  
  As digital health technologies gain momentum, research is finding that more people are open to artificial intelligence (AI) supported health interventions when those are backed by clinical expertise and rooted in evidence-based guidelines.
  
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• New WashU center aims to transform disease diagnosis through AI imaging

  04-11-2025 01:56 via news-medical.net
  
  Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is establishing a new center dedicated to developing AI-based imaging tools to improve the diagnosis and precision treatment of cancers, cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases and numerous other conditions.
  
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• Home exercise alone highly effective for meniscal tear and osteoarthritis pain, says study

  30-10-2025 05:47 via news-medical.net
  
  People with a meniscal tear and osteoarthritis prescribed home exercises with or without physical therapy reported substantial improvements in knee pain, according to a new study led by Mass General Brigham researchers.
  
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• So your insurance dropped your doctor. Now what?

  29-10-2025 11:39 via news-medical.net
  
  Last winter, Amber Wingler started getting a series of increasingly urgent messages from the local hospital in Columbia, Missouri, letting her know her family's health care might soon be upended.
  
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• Disruption of glial circadian rhythms linked to Alzheimer's disease progression

  23-10-2025 14:28 via news-medical.net
  
  Alzheimer's disease is notorious for scrambling patients' daily rhythms. Restless nights with little sleep and increased napping during the day are early indicators of disease onset, while sundowning, or confusion later in the day, is typical for later stages of the disease.
  
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• UC San Diego receives $6.2 million grant to establish REACH Center for Translational Science on Whole Person Health

  22-10-2025 19:40 via news-medical.net
  
  The University of California San Diego School of Medicine's Centers for Integrative Health has received a five-year, $6.2 million grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the REACH Center for Translational Science on Whole Person Health.
  
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• Epidural stimulation and physical rehabilitation can enhance recovery in spinal cord injury patients

  21-10-2025 20:53 via news-medical.net
  
  Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes paralysis in roughly one million people worldwide, with incident cases rising yearly.
  
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• Botulinum toxin injections could be a powerful tool for treating post-amputation pain

  21-10-2025 16:01 via news-medical.net
  
  Botulinum toxin injections provided greater short-term relief for phantom limb pain than standard medical and surgical care among Ukrainian war amputees, reports a new study led by Northwestern Medicine and Ukrainian physicians.
  
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• Mediterranean-style diets improve pelvic floor function and sexual health, review finds

  20-10-2025 03:46 via news-medical.net
  
  This systematic review and meta-analysis of 31 studies reveals that healthy, anti-inflammatory dietary patterns, particularly the Mediterranean and DASH diets, are linked to improved sexual function and reduced incontinence symptoms in pelvic floor dysfunction. However, prospective evidence for incontinence improvement remains limited, suggesting that benefits may be mediated by metabolic and inflammatory pathways, especially in individuals with obesity or metabolic syndrome.
  
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• Family conflict and peer pressure drive teen mental health risks

  17-10-2025 04:19 via news-medical.net
  
  A new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis provides some answers.
  
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• WashU startup Prognosia acquired by Lunit to advance AI-based breast cancer prediction

  15-10-2025 04:22 via news-medical.net
  
  An innovative biotech startup founded by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been acquired by Lunit, a leading company in developing AI-based technologies for cancer prevention and early detection.
  
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• Why brittle bones aren’t just a woman’s problem

  14-10-2025 13:00 via news-medical.net
  
  Ronald Klein was biking around his neighborhood in North Wales, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and tried to jump a curb. "But I was going too slow — I didn't have enough momentum," he recalled.
  
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• Peroxisomes identified as alternative heat producers in brown fat

  17-09-2025 18:25 via news-medical.net
  
  Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a novel way brown fat - an energy-burning form of fat - can rev the body's metabolic engine, consuming cellular fuel and producing heat in a way that improves metabolic health.
  
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• 2025 – Fall Info Sessions

  16-09-2025 17:56 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Why are more older people dying after falls?

  15-09-2025 12:44 via news-medical.net
  
  For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix, for strolls on the beach or around his neighborhood in Seaside, California. A few years ago, though, he started to experience problems staying upright.
  
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• Parents report life changing benefits of mobility assistance dogs for children with walking impairments

  14-09-2025 03:22 via news-medical.net
  
  Parents of children with variable levels of walking impairment perceive significant quality of life improvements in their children after six months of living with a mobility assistance dog, according to the first qualitative assessment of its type that provides important evidence in an area of growing therapeutic interest.
  
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• Acupuncture improves pain and function in older adults with chronic low back pain

  14-09-2025 02:52 via news-medical.net
  
  According to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), older Americans with chronic low back pain who received acupuncture had greater improvement in physical function and reduced pain than those who received usual medical care only, generally prescribed medications or physical therapy.
  
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