The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the approval of Proveca’s Sialanar (glycopyrronium bromide) for the treatment of severe drooling in children and adolescents with neurological disorders, such as cerebral palsy. Children with cerebral palsy and other motor or neurological disorders…
A five-year, $2.2 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) was given to The University of New England (UNE), in collaboration with the Maine Behavioral Healthcare (MBH) and the Maine Medical Center (MMC), to create Maine’s Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND)…
Before infants stand up, they have a rough idea of how to walk; they just need time to lay down the right neural wiring. Understanding how infants take their first steps can help to enhance rehabilitation for patients recovering from spinal cord injury and to help children with cerebral palsy.
The national World T.E.A.M. Sports, a nonprofit organization that hosts athletic events like mountain climbing, rafting, and biking for disabled and able-bodied citizens, was recently awarded a grant by the Dralla Foundation to help fund the Adventure Team Challenge, to take place in a national park northwest of Washington,…
It’s no secret that the internet has enabled our society to be more plugged in and connected with people than ever before. We know what our friends, family, and significant others are doing at all times, and we can easily reach them a number of ways should we need…
The number and region of white matter and grey matter lesions in children with cerebral palsy (CP) may help predict motor and cognitive deficits, according to the study “Automated, quantitative measures of grey and white matter lesion burden correlates with motor and cognitive function in children with…
Family dynamics are always complicated, and it seems that everyone’s family has their problems, but the weird thing about our own families is that we as people tend to think that our family’s problems are isolated and specific to us. As we grow and connect with people, we find out that…
Sera Prognostics, Inc., announced that its novel PreTRM test — a blood test for early risk evaluation of a premature birth — has won the 2016 Utah Innovation Award in the Life Sciences/Biotech category. Winners of the statewide competition were announced at 14th Annual Utah Innovation Awards on May 11, in a…
Santa Barbara, California-based sensory communication startup Smartstones recently unveiled the first sensorial communication platform allowing any sensory internet of things (iOT) device to become a communication tool — a major breakthrough in the world of assistive communication technology. With Smartstones’ :prose app and an EEG headset, you can send text messages…
The Boston Children’s Hospital received a $400,000 donation from the Credit Unions Kids at Heart Team (CU K@H) two days before the 120th Boston Marathon on April 18. Nineteen Kids at Heart team members raised the money — dedicated to the hospital’s pediatric brain research — by running in the marathon. Pediatric brain…