http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:55:26 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/mobility-antibiotics.php Mobility Impairments Movement disorder symptoms are lessened by an antibiotic - Treating worms with ampicillin helps restore normal movement... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:29:36 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/mobility-antibiotics.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/walker-warburg.php Muscular Dystrophy Walker-Warburg Syndrome is considered to be a form of muscular dystrophy, a group of disorder that are characterized by both weakness and atrophy of a person’s various voluntary muscles in their body. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:35:57 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/walker-warburg.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/new-muscular-dystrophy.php Muscular Dystrophy A study published in today's online edition the American Journal of Human Genetics, allowed the first identification of a new form of adult onset muscular dystrophy. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:38:00 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/new-muscular-dystrophy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/genetic-risk-factors.php Parkinson's Disease Genetic Risk Factor Identified for Parkinson's Disease: Gene Variant Influences Vitamin B6 Metabolism - An international team of doctors and human geneticists has identified a new genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease. The institutions involved in the study were the Institute of Human Genetics of Helmholtz Zentrum München and Technische Universität München, the Neurological Clinic of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU) and the Mitochondrial Research Group of Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:20:51 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/genetic-risk-factors.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/irregular-arm-swing.php Parkinson's Disease Irregular arm swings while walking could be an early sign of Parkinson's disease, according to neurologists who believe early detection may help physicians apply treatments to slow further brain cell damage until strategies to slow disease progression are available. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:18:40 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/irregular-arm-swing.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/ghrelin-parkinsons.php Parkinson's Disease Ghrelin, a hormone produced in the stomach, may be used to boost resistance to, or slow, the development of Parkinson's disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:44:13 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/ghrelin-parkinsons.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-disease-cure.php Parkinson's Disease Researchers at Iowa State University have found an essential key to possibly cure Parkinson's disease and are looking for others. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:32:51 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-disease-cure.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-disease-treatment.php Parkinson's Disease Scientists have reported promising new results with potential implications for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. They have been studying the impacts of nerve growth factors in the treatment of PD, and their latest results show that a certain growth factor can be used to halt the progress of damage brought on by a nerve poison and possibly even restore the function of damaged cells. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:23:30 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-disease-treatment.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-disease-enzyme.php Parkinson's Disease An enzyme that naturally occurs in the brain helps destroy the mutated protein that is the most common cause of inherited Parkinson's disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. Their study, using human cells, provides a focus for further research into halting the action of the mutated protein. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:48:22 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-disease-enzyme.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/muscle-atrophy.php Mobility Impairments Researchers have found a potential new treatment for the common problem of muscle atrophy. Muscular atrophy is a debilitating process that results in an extensive loss of muscle mass and function, which greatly worsens quality of life. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:54:16 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/muscle-atrophy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-medication-behaviors.php Parkinson's Disease A new study conducted at Mayo Clinic reports that one in six patients receiving therapeutic doses of certain drugs for Parkinson's disease develops new-onset, potentially destructive behaviors, notably compulsive gambling or hypersexuality. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:22:05 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-medication-behaviors.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/weight-disabilities.php Mobility Impairments Carrying extra weight earlier in life increases the risk of developing problems with mobility in old age, even if the weight is eventually lost, according to new research out of the Sticht Center on Aging at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:44:49 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/weight-disabilities.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/sma-genetics.php Mobility Impairments Caused by a mutation of the SMN gene, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an infantile and juvenile neurodegenerative disorder where motor neuron loss causes progressive paralysis. A new study details the first research focused on human muscle tissue atrophied due to a genetic condition, and sheds light on two distinct mechanisms at work in different forms of SMA. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:21:54 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/sma-genetics.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/neurotoxins-parkinsons-disease.php Parkinson's Disease A new study in the April 3rd issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, helps to explain why people who carry mutations in a gene known as Nurr1 develop a rare, inherited form of Parkinson's disease, the most prevalent movement disorder in people over the age of 65. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:06:24 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/neurotoxins-parkinsons-disease.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/friedreichs-ataxia.php Mobility Impairments Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA) is an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system resulting in symptoms ranging from muscle weakness and speech problems to heart disease. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:34:56 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/friedreichs-ataxia.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-treatment.php Parkinson's Disease In a new study that will be published March 19 in the online journal Science Express, Stanford University researchers used light to illuminate how the treatment works, generating surprising insights into the diseased circuitry and also suggesting new ideas to improve Parkinson's therapy. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:12:16 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/parkinsons-disease/parkinsons-treatment.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/charcot-marie-tooth-disease.php Mobility Impairments Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) is also referred to as, "Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy," or, "Peroneal Muscular Atrophy." CMT is a group of hereditary conditions. CMT is marked by a slow progression of weakness in the person's muscles, as well as, "atrophy," or wasting in their feet, lower legs, forearms and hands. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:42:21 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/charcot-marie-tooth-disease.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/myotonic-dystrophy.php Muscular Dystrophy Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) is a progressive disease involving muscle weakness in which the muscles are slow to relax after contracting. DM is also referred to by additional names; "Myotonia Atrophica, " Dystrophia Myotonica," or, "Steinert's Disease," and is a common form of Muscular Dystrophy. DM affects both females and males nearly equally, and is an inherited disease. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:53:09 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/myotonic-dystrophy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/limb-girdle-muscular-dystrophy.php Muscular Dystrophy Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy includes a group of diverse disorders which affect the voluntary muscles, predominantly around the person's pelvic and shoulder areas. On occasion the person's heart and breathing muscles may be involved as well. Various types of LGMD differ in their severity, the age at which onset occurs, and the manner in which they are inherited. The type of genetic alteration involved is the reason for the variation. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:57:24 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/limb-girdle-muscular-dystrophy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/congenital-muscular-dystrophy.php Muscular Dystrophy Congenital Muscular Dystrophies (CMD's) are a group of diseases of the muscles. Both understanding and technology related to these diseases are progressing, and CMD's are going from being poorly understood subsets of Muscular Dystrophy to diseases that are more clearly defined. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:17:34 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/congenital-muscular-dystrophy.php