The medical device company MYOLYN has submitted a 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its functional electrical stimulation (FES) stationary bikes — MyoCycle Home and the MyoCycle Pro — to stimulate muscles during exercise. The bikes can be used by people experiencing muscle weakness or who have lower body paralysis…
Altered functional connectivity in the brains of premature babies is detectable before they are born, according to a study jointly conducted by researchers at Yale School of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Wayne State University. The study reporting the findings, “Weak…
A large national study shows that U.S. families provide about 1.5 billion hours annually of at-home care to half the nation’s children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) — including those with cerebral palsy — representing a substantial economic cost. The study, “Family-Provided Health Care for Children With Special Health Care…
A new crowdfunding campaign aims to raise the necessary funds before springtime so that a new hemp farm can be established in Colorado to produce CBD oil at accessible prices to help those with cerebral palsy and other conditions reduce the frequency of seizures in a natural way. Gideon’s…
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has awarded a $3 million grant to the Ohio State University (OSU) School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences to support a study comparing how different types of physical therapy might improve motor skills in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The study, which is just getting underway, is…
A disabilities studies course at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, involving engineering students and cerebral palsy (CP) self-advocates, is the subject of a new award-winning documentary, “The Ability Exchange.” The film documents how engineering students and self-advocates with CP from United Cerebral Palsy of New…
March of Dimes, an organization focused on baby health and premature birth-related diseases like cerebral palsy (CP), recently announced the three 2016 honorees for the sixth annual March of Dimes “Celebration of Babies: A Hollywood Luncheon.” This year’s event will take place Dec. 9 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.
HiberGene Diagnostics recently validated the direct testing of rectovaginal swabs with its HG Group B Streptococcus (GBS) test. The company has also secured a European Community (CE) mark for this new application. GBS is a type of bacteria that is the most common cause of neonatal meningitis and can…
Neonatal-perinatal specialist Dr. Barbara Stonestreet, of Women & Infants Hospital, in Rhode Island, received two grants recently from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to determine the most effective treatments for full-term and premature infants exposed to hypoxia-ischemia and other perinatal brain injuries. Hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is described as insufficient blood flow to…
Pediatric orthopedic surgeons at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California have developed a mobile app called HipScreen to detect hip disorders early in children with cerebral palsy (CP), through the hands of physicians and parents worldwide. Hip development problems are a risk for one in three children with cerebral…