Russian scientists teach stroke patients’ brains to 'remember' walking using VR

A new virtual reality program for rehabilitating patients after an ischemic stroke has been developed by specialists at Tyumen State Medical University in Russia. Using this program together with a ...

Smokeless nicotine seen as ‘bridge’ for military members, veterans quitting cigarettes

Smokeless nicotine products are being seen as a “bridge” to quitting cigarettes for former and current members of the ...

Fat in muscle hastens limb loss, study shows

For decades, treatment of peripheral artery disease has focused almost exclusively on restoring blood flow. Now, new research ...
Pharmabiz

Aplagon doses first patient in phase 2a trial of APAC with peripheral arterial occlusive disease/chronic limb threatening ischemia

Aplagon doses first patient in phase 2a trial of APAC with peripheral arterial occlusive disease/chronic limb threatening ischemia: Helsinki, Finland Saturday, March 14, 2026, 18: ...
PharmiWeb

Aplagon Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2a Clinical Trial of APAC in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease / Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia

HELSINKI, 12 March 2026 - Aplagon, a clinical stage biotech pioneering a first-in-class treatment for thrombo-inflammatory diseases, known as APAC, a heparin proteoglycan mimetic with antiplatelet and ...
PharmaTimes

Aplagon doses first patient in phase 2a trial of APAC

Aplagon has dosed the first patient in its phase 2a HEALING clinical trial evaluating APAC, a first‑in‑class treatment for thrombo‑inflammatory diseases, in people with peripheral arterial occlusive ...
AHA/ASA Journals

Intramuscular Adipose Tissue Accumulation is a Key Determinant of Limb Function in Peripheral Artery Disease

BACKGROUND: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and its severe form, chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), significantly impair blood flow to the lower extremities, affecting millions of adults ...

Hemostemix Leadership Attending Abundance360 Summit

Founded by futurist and entrepreneur Peter H. Diamandis, the annual Abundance360 Summit convenes leading entrepreneurs, and investors, working at the frontiers of biotechnology, artificial ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Peripheral Artery Disease in the Legs

Peripheral artery disease affects approximately 236 million persons worldwide and is diagnosed with an ankle–brachial index of less than 0.90. Among older persons, 3.3% of those without peripheral ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Acute Congenital Non-Traumatic Ischaemia of the Lower Limb and Subrenal Ischaemia Secondary to Congenital Thrombophilia in a Newborn: A Case Report and Review of the Literature ()

1 Departments of Pediatric and Imaging, Peace Hospital, Assane Seck University, Ziguinchor, Senegal. 2 Departments of Surgery, Regional Center Hospital, Assane Seck University, Ziguinchor, Senegal. 3 ...
Medical Xpress

Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

Women and Black patients are more likely to suffer life-changing complications from advanced heart and blood vessel procedures, a trio of new studies says. Persistent over-dilation of muscle ...