http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. When a nerve is damaged, glial cells produce the protein neuregulin1 and thereby promote the regeneration of nerve tissue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-glial-cells-nerves.html Neuroscience Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:15:54 EST news278612147 Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool and Glasgow have uncovered a possible new method of enhancing nerve repair in the treatment of spinal cord injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-discovery-nerve-regeneration-spinal-injury.html Neuroscience Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:00:12 EST news271417331 A new way to grow cells vital for nerve repair, developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield, could be a vital step for use in patients with severe nerve damage, including spinal injury (1). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-schwanns-technique-cell-therapy-nerve.html Medical research Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:45:48 EST news269178340 (Medical Xpress) -- In a new study published in Nature Neuroscience, a team of researchers revealed the discovery of a key protein necessary for nerve repair and could lead to the development of a treatment for brain injuries due to a lack of oxygen, such a cerebral palsy, as well as multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects adults all over the world. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-infant-brain-injuries-cerebral-palsy.html Neuroscience Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:20:01 EST news228366899 Scientists have pinpointed a gene that controls how quickly a person’s nerves can regenerate after injury or disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-gene-aid-nerve.html Medical research Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:05:02 EST news221817883