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A new international study found that disease-modifying treatments for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type III cut the risk of losing the ability to walk in half.
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This means treated patients could walk for an average of 12 years longer than untreated patients, offering crucial new insight into the long-term benefits of early therapy.
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A systematic review and network meta-analysis showed that the G-FAST stroke scale has moderate accuracy for detecting large vessel occlusions in the ambulance.
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Its balanced sensitivity and specificity make it a feasible alternative to the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale for paramedics, though more research is needed to confirm its best use.
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Researchers have created a detailed “atlas” of the human growth plate during puberty, revealing two distinct populations of stem cells and showing how growth hormone directly affects the bone.
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This new understanding of bone growth at the cellular level opens the door to better treatments for growth disorders and bone repair in children and adolescents.
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