Word: neuromuscular
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...team of Harvard researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute recently made a significant step in creating clinically-safe, induced pluripotent stem cells, an advance that could be “revolutionary” in treating patients with neuromuscular diseases like Huntington’s and Parkinson’s Diseases, according to the study’s senior author, Lee Rubin...
...advance may also help researchers better understand neuromuscular diseases, Rubin said, because they will be able to convert a patient’s skin cells into the cell type of interest and study the difference between their own healthy and diseased cells...
...Oprah's public shaming was at the time, it pales in comparison to what has happened to Frey since then - in July his 11-day-old son Leo died of a genetic neuromuscular disorder...
...Thus GIMP blurs the line between the watched and the watchers, and the audience manages to experience new perceptions of new physicalities.For one dancer in the ensemble, this change in perception is one of the most important elements of GIMP. Lawrence Carter-Long lives with cerebral palsy, a neuromuscular disorder that affects his control of his legs. He also works as the Director of Advocacy for the Disabilities Network of NYC.“Within the culture we’re in, specifically, disability is something to be cured; it’s something to be frightened...
...dire, in fact, that winning is often a matter of perception for Genson, who uses a scooter and cane to ease the pain of walking due to a neuromuscular disorder. After all, he frequently goes up against government offices with conviction rates well above 90%, and he rarely negotiates plea agreements. Even if he loses, however, Genson will call it a win if the sentence is less than the government was seeking, if some of the often long list of counts are dismissed, or even if he gets the right prison for his client...