The production of a certain kind of brain cell that had been considered an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and promote repair after a stroke or head trauma, researchers at Duke Medicine report.
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Contrary to the commonly held view, the brain does not have the ability to rewire itself to compensate for the loss of sight, an amputation or stroke, for example, say scientists from the University of Cambridge and Johns ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School have discovered the regenerative capabilities of injured cellular protrusions from dormant neural stem cells (NSCs) in fruit flies. Published in Developmental Cell, the findings establish ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Amblyopia, sometimes called lazy eye, is a common vision problem in children and babies, and it's typically been treated by having the child wear a patch on the stronger eye, with the goal of improving sight for the weaker ...
Apr 18, 2023
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New research from the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) at Monash University has identified novel cell types and RNA signals that may assist with brain and spinal cord repair.
Sep 1, 2021
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Scientists at the University of Cambridge have shown in animal studies that gene therapy may help repair some of the damage caused in chronic neurodegenerative conditions such as glaucoma and dementia. Their approach demonstrates ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered Jekyll and Hyde immune cells in the brain that ultimately help with brain repair but early after injury can lead to fatal swelling, suggesting that timing ...
Jan 18, 2021
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Treating tumors presents a tricky conundrum: a higher dose of radiation is more effective for treatment, but the higher the dose, the more danger it poses to healthy cells.
Nov 18, 2020
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Researchers have identified a major shift in how to treat brain injuries, after rejuvenating immune cells to support the repair process.
Mar 9, 2020
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New Scientist reports that a team of doctors working at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has, for the first time, put a trauma patient into a state of suspended animation to save the patient's life. During a ...
