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For decades, spinal cord injuries (SCI) have represented one of medicine’s most devastating and irreversible conditions, often leaving patients paralysed for life. Now, a breakthrough study by researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) is offering new hope. Using advanced bioinformatics tools, the team has identified an existing drug, Thiorphan, that shows remarkable…
Facial paralysis is a condition characterised by the inability to move the muscles on one or both sides of the face due to damage or impairment of the facial nerve. The facial nerve, also known as cranial nerve VII, is responsible for controlling the muscles of facial expression, as well as playing a role in…
It started with a moment of confusion that most people might have brushed off. On the tarmac in Miami, as passengers prepared for a transatlantic flight, Marcela Tavantzis noticed her husband, Jesus Plasencia, suddenly speaking gibberish. His words slurred, his body seemed to falter, and for a brief spell, he lost motor control. Alarmed, she…
