News tagged with spinal cord injuries
Related topics: spinal cord , stem cells , embryonic stem cells , stem cell research , nerve cells
Research shows brain more flexible, trainable than previously thought
Opening the door to the development of thought-controlled prosthetic devices to help people with spinal cord injuries, amputations and other impairments, neuroscientists at the University of California, Berkeley, ...
Neuroscience
Mar 04, 2012 |
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Cell study may aid bid for motor neurone therapies
The quest for treatments for motor neurone disease, spinal cord injury and strokes could be helped by new research that shows how key cells are produced.
Neuroscience
Feb 28, 2012 |
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High doses of 'load' slows loss of bone in spinal cord injury
Loss of bone density leads to brittle bones that fracture easily. It is a major complication of spinal cord injury (SCI), which affects about 250,000 Americans every year.
Health
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Imaging live mouse spinal cord will aid trauma therapy
(Medical Xpress) -- To study spinal cord injuries, researchers have had to conduct exploratory surgeries on mice to determine how nerves and other cells respond after trauma. But these approaches have only ...
Medical research
Jan 25, 2012 |
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How immune cells move against invaders
UCSF scientists have discovered the unexpected way in which a key cell of the immune system prepares for battle. The finding, they said, offers insight into the processes that take place within these cells and could lead ...
Immunology
Jan 19, 2012 |
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A first: Brain support cells from umbilical cord stem cells
For the first time ever, stem cells from umbilical cords have been converted into other types of cells, which may eventually lead to new treatment options for spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis, among other nervous ...
Neuroscience
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Omega-3 fatty acids could prevent and treat nerve damage, research suggests
(Medical Xpress) -- Research from Queen Mary, University of London suggests that omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in fish oil, have the potential to protect nerves from injury and help them to regenerate.
Medical research
Jan 11, 2012 |
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JSCM publishes revised International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury
The 2011 revision of the International Standards for the Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) was published in the November 2011 issue of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. The accompanying refere ...
Neuroscience
Dec 29, 2011 |
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Scientists succeed in making the spinal cord transparent
(Medical Xpress) -- In the event of the spinal cord injury, the long nerve cell filaments, the axons, may become severed. For quite some time now, scientists have been investigating whether these axons can ...
Medical research
Dec 26, 2011 |
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New research identifies changes to the brain in patients with spinal cord compression
Spinal degeneration is an unavoidable part of aging. For some, it leads to compression of the spinal cord which can cause problems with dexterity, numbness in the hands, the ability to walk, and in some cases, bladder and ...
Neuroscience
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Researchers find possible breakthrough to relieve pain following spinal cord injury
A collaborative research group – led by researchers at Cleveland Clinic – published findings that indicate a one-time injection immediately after spinal cord injury can limit pain for an extended period of time.
Neuroscience
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Researchers rebuild the brain's circuitry
Neuron transplants have repaired brain circuitry and substantially normalized function in mice with a brain disorder, an advance indicating that key areas of the mammalian brain are more reparable than was ...
Neuroscience
Nov 24, 2011 |
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Improved method of electrical stimulation could help treat damaged nerves
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) was developed to help return lost function to patients with upper and lower extremity injuries and spinal cord injuries, among other applications. However, the devices, which work by ...
Medical research
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Stanford team treats final patient in landmark stem cell therapy trial
(Medical Xpress) -- The Stanford University School of Medicine and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center treated the fifth patient in the Geron Corp-sponsored trial of a human embryonic-stem-cell-derived treatment for severe ...
Medical research
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Spinal cord treatment offers hope
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed a promising new treatment for spinal cord injury in animals, which could eventually prevent paralysis in thousands of people worldwide every ...
Neuroscience
Nov 18, 2011 |
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