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• Pilot program designed to help patients manage heart failure results in fewer readmissions

  01-08-2022 18:02 via news-medical.net
  
  A pilot program at a New York hospital designed to help patients manage heart failure after being discharged from the hospital quickly improved patient adherence to their medication and treatment plan, and resulted in fewer readmissions.
  
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• Ten minutes of slow running boosts brain function and mood

  09-09-2026 19:53 via news-medical.net
  
  A growing body of evidence shows that exercise improves mood and cognitive function. However, much of this evidence comes from cycling, which allows researchers to precisely control exercise intensity in the laboratory.
  
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• Cerebral palsy may be a trait rather than a disease

  03-09-2026 20:20 via news-medical.net
  
  Historically, cerebral palsy (CP) was linked largely to events at birth, including prematurity or temporary loss of oxygen to the brain, but research over the past decade has suggested that genetic factors contribute to CP in many children.
  
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• Brain-protecting immune cells may actually drive Alzheimer's disease

  03-09-2026 18:12 via news-medical.net
  
  Immune cells that normally protect the body from damage by attacking foreign or infected cells are found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders at much higher levels than in healthy brains.
  
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• Daily steps may match aerobic training for asthma control

  03-09-2026 04:41 via news-medical.net
  
  For people with moderate to severe asthma, increasing the number of daily steps may be as effective as structured aerobic training sessions for managing the disease.
  
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• Study finds gaps in home rehab after joint replacement

  29-08-2026 13:13 via news-medical.net
  
  Every year, hundreds of thousands of older Americans recover from hip and knee replacement surgery at home. For many, that recovery depends on timely access to physical or occupational therapy after leaving the hospital.
  
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• New stroke guidelines could help pave the way for precision rehabilitation

  29-08-2026 04:43 via news-medical.net
  
  A University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) stroke rehabilitation specialist helped develop new recommendations for studying molecular biomarkers associated with recovery from stroke.
  
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• New stroke guideline mandates personalized and early rehabilitation

  27-08-2026 17:28 via news-medical.net
  
  A stroke can change life in an instant, affecting everything from walking and speaking to memory, mood and the ability to perform everyday tasks.
  
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• FDA clears innovative blood test for earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis

  22-08-2026 04:34 via news-medical.net
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing an innovative blood test with underlying technology invented at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
  
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• True Grit residential program helps injured youth navigate adult life

  21-08-2026 20:07 via news-medical.net
  
  Transitioning from high school to adult life is a challenge for anyone, but for young people living with spinal cord injuries, the path forward is less clear.
  
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• Brain scans reveal neurological roots of sensory overload in kids

  13-08-2026 18:53 via news-medical.net
  
  Overreactions to ordinary sensory stimuli - a scratchy shirt tag, a roaring vacuum cleaner, an unfamiliar smell - are commonly associated with autism.
  
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• Makenzie McCallum – One year later

  04-08-2026 18:00 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  
  Since our last conversation in 2025, we had the opportunity to follow-up with Makenzie McCallum about her latest publication, Concussion knowledge, awareness, and experiences of indigenous youth ice hockey players: A call for culturally grounded concussion education and recovery. Makenzie undertook this research during her time at the Brain Development: Perception to Action Lab, supervised by Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul. Thank you to Makenzi
  
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• New report urges stronger intimate partner violence screening for veterans

  29-07-2026 04:32 via news-medical.net
  
  When Congress passed the Deborah Sampson Act of 2020 - named for a woman who served in the Revolutionary War disguised as a man - the goal was to broaden access to government-provided medical care for female military veterans.
  
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• Primary care practices successfully deliver family-based childhood obesity treatment

  27-07-2026 18:55 via news-medical.net
  
  Childhood obesity affects one in five children in the U.S., yet most families have limited access to specialized weight-management programs for children.
  
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• Experimental neurointerventional technique shows promise for severe back pain

  23-07-2026 04:46 via news-medical.net
  
  Researchers at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) 23rd Annual Meeting presented an experimental neurointerventional technique designed to treat severe back pain, a leading cause of disability and opioid use, by delivering medication directly through the arteries supplying the painful area.
  
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• Self-assembling antibody drugs successfully target multiple cancer receptors

  15-07-2026 21:25 via news-medical.net
  
  Modern anticancer medications that combine tumor-fighting drugs with proteins that specifically target cancer cells are a relatively new class of drug, often given to patients for whom standard chemotherapy has not worked.
  
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• Study reveals substantial rise in Latin American dementia rates

  13-07-2026 16:37 via news-medical.net
  
  A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Newcastle University in the U.K. finds that the share of adults living with dementia rose substantially across several Latin American and Caribbean sites over the past two decades.
  
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• Global consortium releases AI toolbox to unlock new Alzheimer's treatments

  13-07-2026 12:55 via news-medical.net
  
  The Consortium for Biomedical Research and Artificial Intelligence in Neurodegeneration (C-BRAIN), a global collaboration of academic researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and philanthropic organizations of which Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is a founding member, today launched three open-source AI tools to accelerate research aimed at developing new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
  
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• 2026 NSERC Discovery Research Program Grant Recipients

  10-07-2026 18:51 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  July 10, 2026
  Congratulations to Department of Physical Therapy Assistant Professors, Dr Ashley Dalrymple and Dr Stephen Wright, who were awarded funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Research Program. Their research programs were also awarded additional Discovery Launch Supplements which provide timely resources to support early career researchers (ECRs).
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• Researchers identify a distinct subtype of eosinophilic esophagitis in children

  06-07-2026 19:51 via news-medical.net
  
  Researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago identified a distinct subtype of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) – a chronic allergic inflammatory disorder in which the esophagus narrows, interfering with food going down properly.
  
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• New international certification program launched to improve stroke rehabilitation

  03-07-2026 17:16 via news-medical.net
  
  A UTHealth Houston neurologist was among a group of two dozen healthcare professionals from across the globe who developed an international certification program designed to improve rehabilitation care among stroke survivors.
  
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• Personalized self-management effectively prevents chronic back pain

  01-07-2026 18:41 via news-medical.net
  
  Almost everyone will deal with back pain at some point in their lives. Most recover quickly - but for about 20% of people, acute pain becomes a chronic condition that interferes with daily life and keeps them out of the workforce.
  
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• Learning in Action – MPT-N students on clinical placements

  30-06-2026 18:00 via unbc.ca
  
  UBC Master of Physical Therapy students spend several weeks at a time immersed in clinical settings such as hospitals and community clinics over the course of the 26-month program. In total, they complete five placements during their master’s degree. Meet Callaghan, Nigel and Shaan (MPT-North Class of 2026).
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• Musculoskeletal pain in children is often underestimated and misunderstood

  25-06-2026 22:10 via news-medical.net
  
  Three out of every ten Brazilian children and adolescents complain of musculoskeletal pain (affecting bones, ligaments, and muscles).
  
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• Accelerated biological aging may drive rising early-onset cancer risk

  23-06-2026 05:01 via news-medical.net
  
  Cancer is often considered a disease of aging. Older adults are at higher risk because they have had more time to accumulate cellular damage that can trigger tumor formation.
  
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• Robotic exoskeleton system virtually connects stroke patients and therapists

  18-06-2026 14:57 via news-medical.net
  
  Physical therapists have long walked alongside stroke survivors during recovery. Now, they are walking with them.
  
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• Neurological disorders may raise traumatic brain injury risk in older adults

  18-06-2026 05:30 via news-medical.net
  
  For traumatic brain injury (TBI) and certain brain diseases, it looks like the risk may go in both directions, according to a study published on June 17, 2026, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
  
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• WashU study identifies shared target for a new diarrhea vaccine

  17-06-2026 19:54 via news-medical.net
  
  The bacteria enterotoxigenic E. coli and Shigella together cause hundreds of millions of infections each year and are among the leading causes of diarrheal death, especially in children.
  
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• New game-based therapy retrains muscles after a stroke

  09-06-2026 18:36 via news-medical.net
  
  A customized throw-back video game may offer a surprisingly futuristic path to stroke recovery.
  
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• Electrical neck implants immediately restore arm mobility in stroke survivors

  04-06-2026 11:36 via news-medical.net
  
  University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers report the final outcomes of a pioneering pilot clinical trial using electrical stimulation of the spinal cord to improve arm and hand mobility in people with chronic stroke today in Nature Medicine.
  
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