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...motor cortex is a step toward unlocking the mysteries of the disease. "We still don't know what the cause of MND is in the majority of cases," says Vucic. "We don't even know where the disease begins - whether it's in the brain, the spinal cord or the peripheral nerves. Our research, however, suggests it starts in the brain." The brain cells of the MND sufferer are primed to fire, they say. This "hyperexcitability," says Kiernan, "appears to initiate the process of nerve death underlying the development of paralysis." If the future of MND treatment involves implanting stem...
...role, someone else has to step in. But even a doctor--family member may not be able to counter the complexity of the system. Dr. Berwick of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement tells the story of his wife Ann's experience when she developed symptoms of a rare spinal-cord problem at a leading hospital. His concern was not just how she was treated; it was that so little of what happened to her was unusual. Despite his best efforts, tests were repeated unnecessarily, data were misread, information was misplaced. Things weren't just slipping through the cracks: the cracks...
...scent of ylang-ylang floats on the breeze, Worcester points out a dark swath of forest where he once lived on the banks of a tributary in a shack with no walls and, until a neighbor ran an extension cord to his place to power a lamp, no electricity. "I used to fish from my lounge room," he says wistfully. Such accommodation might sound sweet to some, but if taking eco-holidays is about being immersed in natural beauty with some indulgence along the way, the Daintree lodge hideaway is a happy choice. Green ants...
...simple recipe--fregula is just a kind of pasta--but the soup looks a mess. An intemperate amount of chili flakes has gone in, as has what seemed unadvisedly large pinches of saffron, which has a neat but metallic flavor that can overwhelm. As Batali stumbles over a loose cord onstage, it occurs to me that he must be exhausted. It's noon Sunday, and less than 12 hours before, he had been drinking with Emeril Lagasse and their entourages. They hadn't left the Peninsula hotel bar until 1:30 a.m., after the music stopped and the lights went...
...State Health Services, said the implications of NTDs can be fatal. “With anencephaly, the cranium fails to close. This is a very serious defect, as the brain is not enclosed in the skull,” she said. Spina bifida, or the failure of spinal cord closure, is a more common result of NTDs than anencephaly, according to Suarez. “Among those who survive childhood [spina bifida], a majority are affected by hydrocephalus, paralysis, and lack of bowel and bladder control,” Missmer said. But causes of NTDs remain unclear...