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MEDICAL: TREATMENT :
MEDICAL REHABILITATION :
MEDICAL: RESEARCH:
NIH-Funded Centers To Assist Rehabilitation Researchers
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Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:27:29 -0400
From: "NIH OLIB (NIH/OD)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: NIH-Funded Centers To Assist Rehabilitation Researchers
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(NICHD)
http://www.nichd.nih.gov
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For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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CONTACT:
Robert Bock
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Marianne Glass Miller
301-496-5133
e-mail:
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NIH-FUNDED CENTERS TO ASSIST REHABILITATION RESEARCHERS
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The National Institutes of Health has provided approximately $30 million
over a five year period to fund a network of centers to advance medical
rehabilitation research. The centers provide researchers with access to
new technologies and resources.
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The centers are located at: Stanford University; Children's National
Medical Center in Washington, D.C.; University of California, San Diego;
University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; Boston University;
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; and Dartmouth College and Simbex,
Inc. in New Hampshire.
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The Medical Rehabilitation Research Network
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http://www.ncmrr.org/
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connects the research community with courses and workshops, research
facilities, mentorship and consultations and with experts at the network
centers. The network also provides researchers with small grants to test
new ideas.
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The aim of rehabilitation research is to promote recovery, adaptation, and
functioning for patients with disabilities resulting from stroke, spinal
cord injury or brain injury, developmental or degenerative disorders, or
other persistent physical conditions.
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The new network provides researchers with access to expertise in such
areas as:
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-- computer simulations for understanding movement disorders and
evaluating how potential interventions might affect those movements
-- techniques for analyzing of how genes and molecules influence the
recovery process
-- technologies for studying muscle action and function
-- assistance in tracking how well treatments meet the needs of patients
-- expertise in analyzing population data to evaluate the broader impact
of rehabilitative treatments and health services
-- robots and sensors to assist patients and help deliver therapeutic
treatments
-- the means to assess new rehabilitation technologies and bring new
therapeutic devices to the marketplace
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"The idea behind the network is to extend the reach of medical
rehabilitation researchers by providing access to a broader array of
research tools and approaches," said Ralph M. Nitkin, program director for
Biological Sciences and Career Development Program in the National Center
for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)
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http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/ncmrr/
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The NCMRR is located within the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), which provides funding for
the network along with two other NIH Institutes, the National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute of Biomedical
Imaging and Bioengineering.
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During the first year of funding, the network has supported a variety of
pilot projects including studies of:
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-- sensors in muscles to help amputees control prosthetic devices
-- treatment of muscle spasms in spinal cord injury patients and
promoting muscle function in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS)
-- integration of people with disabilities into the community, especially
involving behavioral or mental conditions like post traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD)
-- promoting walking in children with cerebral palsy
-- therapy for patients with degenerative muscle disorders or severe
muscle injury
-- devices for preventing falls in the elderly
-- monitoring blood flow in the brain as a way to follow how specific
brain regions respond to therapeutic treatments
-- assessing bone loss, bladder function, and nervous system changes in
patients with spinal cord injury
-- understanding the impact of cancer treatments on individual health and
function
-- studies of jaw function and long-term pain complications in animal
models
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The NICHD sponsors research on development, before and after birth;
maternal, child, and family health; reproductive biology and population
issues; and medical rehabilitation. For more information, visit the
Institute's Web site at
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http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
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About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical
research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary
federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and
translational medical research, and is investigating the causes,
treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more
information about NIH and its programs, visit
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http://www.nih.gov
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This NIH News Release is available online at:
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/apr2011/nichd-26.htm
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