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IMAGE: A research participant wearing the BrainQ System, an AI-powered device that delivers electromagnetic stimulation to the upper extremity of individuals with impaired motor abilities. view more
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East Hanover, NJ. January 14, 2021. Ghaith Androwis, PhD, and Steven Kirshblum, MD, received a grant from BrainQ Technologies to study a potential treatment for arm and hand dysfunction in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. The study is titled, The safety and effectiveness of the use of a brain-computer interface-based electromagnetic field treatment in the management of patients with chronic spinal cord injury: A pilot study.
Dr. Androwis is a research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation. Dr. Kirshblum is senior medical officer and director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program for Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, chief academic officer for the Select Medical R
By TAPINTO NEWARK STAFF
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January 11, 2021 at 2:59 PM
NEWARK, NJ University Hospital, New Jersey’s state-owned public hospital, received the top designation for its liver transplant program on Monday, distinguishing it as the leader in one-year survival rate.
The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients awarded the status to the University Hospital Center for Advanced Liver Diseases and Transplantation, which boasts above a 98% survival rate. The program is led by physicians at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
“Being ranked as a top facility by the SRTR affirms that we are one of the top liver transplant programs in the entire nation,” said Dr. Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos, Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program at University Hospital. “The SRTR ranking broadens our profile and enhances the awareness of University Hospital, and our partners at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, to the larger world.”
Two new coronavirus strains concern experts. And they’re likely already in N.J.
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
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The new strain is probably already here.
A more contagious coronavirus variant which first surfaced in the United Kingdom has been found in some U.S. states, including New York.
Testing for the new strain, known as B.1.1.7 or SARS-CoV-2 VOC 202012/01, is more complex than identifying the original virus. But so far, it has been found in 30-plus countries and four U.S. states, including California, Colorado and Florida.
“I do think it’s very likely that it’s here in New Jersey,” said Dr. Stephanie Silvera, an epidemiologist at Montclair State University. “We are an international travel hub. And that’s how this virus is going to continue to spread. People are traveling around the world. And so it’s very likely here.”
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Temperatures have officially dropped in most parts of the country, and some areas have even seen major snowstorms this winter. Of course, one of the most magical parts about those picturesque flurries is getting to play in it: stomping through the fluffy mounds, snowball fights, and catching snowflakes on your tongue as they gracefully fall from the sky.
Of course, there will always be the playful folks (and blissful children) who end up eating a fistful of the stuff. Some people even like to make ice cream out of snow, and there are countless recipes online that can tell you exactly how to do it.