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Immunotherapy beneficial for patients with cancer that has spread to tissu
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Two new studies indicate that immunotherapy may benefit people with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMD), a rare but serious complication of cancer that has spread to the brain and/or spinal cord. The research was led by investigators at Massachusetts Genera
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ISIC becomes country's first healthcare to integrate O-Arm, robotics for s
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): The Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC), a super speciality institute, has become the first healthcare facility in India to integrate O-Arm, a 3D imaging system, with MAZOR X Stealth Edition that is the most advanced minimally-invasive robotics procedure
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Ayansh's parents raising 16 crores on Ketto to treat his SMA
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Ayansh Madan, a 16 month old child in Gurgaon has been suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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Roche's Evrysdi® (risdiplam) - the first and only oral treatment for
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI/PR Newswire): Roche today announced the launch of Evrysdi®(risdiplam), the first and only approved treatment in India for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) patients.
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Child with rare disease dies, Kerala HC asks state govt about Rs 16.5 cror
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 22 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the state government to inform about Rs 16.5 crore collected through crowdfunding for the treatment of a child who died of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) recently.
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Kerala CM requests PM Modi to waive duty on imported drug for child with r
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to ask the finance ministry not to levy Customs duty and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax for the import of a Rs 18 crore life-sa
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Cure SMA Foundation of India Partners with ImpactGuru.com to support all i
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): To support its registered patients fighting Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) fundraise for their life-saving medicines, Cure SMA Foundation of India, a public charitable trust with pan India representation, has collaborated with ImpactGuru.co
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Wheelchair users with spinal cord injury need repairs in past 6 months, st
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Among wheelchair users with spinal cord injury 42 per cent reported adverse consequences related to needing wheelchair repair, according to a team of experts in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, according to a collaborative study led by a team of international
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Hyderabad boy battling rare disease receives world's most expensive medici
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 13 (ANI): Three-year-old Ayaansh Gupta from Hyderabad, suffering from a rare disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), has been administered with the world's most expensive medicine ZOLGENSMA, after his parents mobilised Rs 16 crore through crowd-funding.
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Brain, spinal cord are protected by immune cells from skull's bone marrow:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine discovered that immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. This opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a
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Immune cells from skull bone marrow guard the brain, spinal cord: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have discovered that the immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. The finding opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a way to
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Exoskeleton-assisted walking may improve bowel function in people with spi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Physical intervention plans that include walking, not just standing, may enhance multiple measures of bowel function, according to the findings of new research.
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