Fire At Site Of Controversial Holiday Lights Display In Waltham
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - December 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Syndicated CBSN Boston Fernald Center Waltham News Source Type: news
‘ Disgraceful ’ : Advocates Want Drive-Thru Holiday Light Show Moved From Former Waltham Mental Facility
WALTHAM (AP) — A battle is underway in a Boston suburb over whether it is appropriate to hold a joyous holiday celebration at the site of a now-closed institution where developmentally disabled children were once abused, neglected and warehoused under deplorable conditions.
The Waltham Lions Club drive-thru Greater Boston Holiday Light Show, a fundraiser for the service organization, is planned for the site of the Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center.
Calling use of the site “disgraceful,” a coalition of disability rights advocates has asked Waltham Mayor Jeannette McCarthy to pull the club’s permit a...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Syndicated CBSN Boston Waltham News Source Type: news
Ghana: Ensuring a Disability-Inclusive Covid-19 Response in Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] Beatrice lives in Accra, and cares for her son who has cerebral palsy. "This coronavirus and the lockdown that followed was a very stressful period," she says, "because I can't observe the social distancing measures since my son depend on me for everything. As a family, we have to make sure we wash our hands or sanitise them using hand sanitiser, as well as put on a face mask before approaching him." (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 12, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Self-rated depressive symptoms in children and youth with and without cerebral palsy: a pilot study - Asano D, Takeda M, Nobusako S, Morioka S.
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often exhibit mental health problems, such as depressive symptoms. The purpose of this study was to describe the self-rated depressive symptoms in children with and without CP and to investigate the associated predictors. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Robotic trunk support trainer improves upper body control of children with cerebral palsy
(Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science) Columbia Engineering researchers report their innovative robotic Trunk Support Trainer, when combined with active practice of postural movements, improves trunk and reaching control in CP children with impaired sitting control. TruST helps physical therapists to not only support the children in the region of the trunk where they suffer from weakness and incoordination but also challenge them to perform rehabilitation tasks outside their base of support to improve their movement and coordination. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 22, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy
Title: Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral PalsyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/1/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/2/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - October 2, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 -- Genetic problems cause about 14% of cerebral palsy cases, and many of the implicated genes control the wiring of brain circuits during early fetal development, new research shows.
The largest genetic study of cerebral palsy... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 1, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Effects of kinect video game training on lower extremity motor function, balance, and gait in adolescents with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy: a pilot randomized controlled trial - Jung SH, Song SH, Lee DG, Lee K, Lee GC.
The Kinect video game (KVG) has received attention as an intervention method for cerebral palsy (CP). However, evidence remains limited.
PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of training using Xbox Kinect on lower extremity motor function, balance, and g... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Cerebral palsy also has genetic underpinnings
(Washington University School of Medicine) Scientists have identified mutations in single genes that can be responsible for at least some cases of cerebral palsy, according to a new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The study indicates that many of the mutations occur randomly and are not inherited from a child's parents. The new knowledge could help improve the diagnosis of cerebral palsy and lead to future therapies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 30, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
About 14% of cerebral palsy cases may be tied to brain wiring genes
NIH-funded study points to genes that control the establishment of neural circuits during early development. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - September 28, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: news
About 14% of cerebral palsy cases may be tied to brain wiring genes
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) In an article published in Nature Genetics, NIH funded researchers confirm that about 14% of all cases of cerebral palsy, a disabling brain disorder for which there are no cures, may be linked to a patient's genes and suggest that many of those genes control how brain circuits become wired during early development. The results led to recommended changes in the treatment of at least three patients, highlighting the importance of understanding the role genes play in the disorder. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Walking speed of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: laboratory versus daily life - Carcreff L, Gerber CN, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, De Coulon G, Aminian K, Newman CJ, Armand S.
The purpose of this pilot study was to compare walking speed, an important component of gait, in the laboratory and daily life, in young individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) and with typical development (TD), and to quantify to what extent gait observed in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Blog: When you ’re the wrong sort of ‘vulnerable’
I’ve been a local government worker and a UNISON member for 15 years.
I have cerebral palsy and arthritis, which means I sometimes struggle to walk and to communicate. I had a stroke five years ago and I’m more susceptible to infection. If I got COVID-19, I dread to think what might happen.
But the government don’t seem to care about my individual circumstances. Instead, they have divided disabled people into two new groups – extremely vulnerable people and vulnerable people. Only extremely vulnerable people were told to shield.
Apparently, I’m just plain old vulnerable. I’m not extremely vulnerable, accordin...
Source: UNISON Health care news - August 10, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Martin Cullen Tags: Article Covid-19 disabled members Source Type: news
FDA Expands Dysport Use for Cerebral Palsy-Related Spasticity FDA Expands Dysport Use for Cerebral Palsy-Related Spasticity
Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA) has been approved for expanded use to treat upper- and lower-limb spasticity, including that caused by cerebral palsy, for patients 2 and older.FDA Approvals (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - July 14, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
UMass Amherst team makes artificial energy source for muscle
(University of Massachusetts Amherst) Muscle physiologist Ned Debold and colleagues at UMass Amherst sought an alternative energy source to replace the body's usual one, adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Such a source could control muscle activity, and might lead to new muscle spasm-calming treatments in cerebral palsy, for example, or activate or enhance skeletal muscle function in MS, ALS and chronic heart failure. They report this month that they have made a series of synthetic compounds to serve as alternative energy sources for the muscle protein myosin. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
