Neuroscience
Early rehab may help spinal cord injury patients
(HealthDay)—Beginning rehabilitation soon after a spinal cord injury seems to lead to improvements in functioning for patients, according to a new study.
Feb 19, 2016
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Neuroscience
How a waste product of exercise protects neurons from trauma damage
Researchers led by EPFL have found how lactate, a waste product of glucose metabolism can protect neurons from damage following acute trauma such as stroke or spinal cord injury.
Feb 19, 2016
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Neuroscience
Spinal injury and 'biorobotic control' of the bladder
There are many challenges facing people with spinal cord injury – and walking again is often the least of their problems. Cambridge research could help patients take control of their lives once more.
Feb 17, 2016
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Neuroscience
Botox may reduce chronic neuropathic pain
(HealthDay)—Subcutaneous botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injections appear to safely and effectively reduce chronic neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in the ...
Feb 9, 2016
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Neuroscience
New device to get people with paralysis back on their feet
The brain machine interface consists of a stent-based electrode (stentrode), which is implanted within a blood vessel in the brain, and records the type of neural activity that has been shown in pre-clinical trials to move ...
Feb 8, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers find protein that improves mobility after spinal cord injuries
An international team of scientists coordinated by UAB and CIBERNED researcher Rubén López Vales has established that interleukin-37 (IL-37), a cytokine belonging to the interleukin-1 family, promotes locomotor recovery ...
Jan 22, 2016
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Researchers work on device to let paralyzed limbs move
Researchers are making progress in a quest to create a device that would allow people who have been paralyzed by injury or stroke to move their limbs.
Jan 5, 2016
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Medical research
New pain mechanisms revealed for neurotoxin in spinal cord injury
A toxin released by the body in response to spinal cord injuries increases pain by causing a proliferation of channels containing pain sensors, new research shows, and this hypersensitivity also extends to peripheral nerves ...
Nov 24, 2015
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Neuroscience
Stem cell treatment mediates immune response to spinal cord injury in pre-clinical trials
When a blunt-force blow injures the spinal cord, the body's immune system can be both friend and foe. Sensing the injury, the immune system dispatches an inflammatory response composed of specialized cells called macrophages ...
Nov 23, 2015
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Neuroscience
Researchers use vagus nerve stimulation outside the forebrain
A group of leading clinicians and experts dedicated to translational research in spinal cord injuries has recognized the work of a research fellow in the Texas Biomedical Device Center at UT Dallas.
Nov 17, 2015
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