Neuroscience
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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Spinal Cord Injury
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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Neuroscience
Zebrafish study offers insights into nerve cell repair mechanisms
Tropical fish may hold clues that could aid research into motor neuron disease and paralysis caused by spinal cord injury.
Oct 22, 2015
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Medical research
Another dimension: 3-D cell growth opens new pathway for spinal cord repair
Griffith University researchers have opened a new avenue to advance a therapy to repair the paralysed spinal cord.
Oct 20, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers compare direct gene vs. blood cell-mediated therapy of spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to complex pathological changes that include the death of neurons and glial cells and degeneration of nerve fibers.
Oct 9, 2015
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Surgery
Surgeons restore hand, arm movement to quadriplegic patients
A pioneering surgical technique has restored some hand and arm movement to patients immobilized by spinal cord injuries in the neck, reports a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Oct 8, 2015
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Medications
Can exercise be replaced with a pill?
Everyone knows that exercise improves health, and ongoing research continues to uncover increasingly detailed information on its benefits for metabolism, circulation, and improved functioning of organs such as the heart, ...
Oct 2, 2015
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Neuroscience
Research links built characteristics of environment with health of persons with SCI
Scientists in disability outcomes research have determined that differences in the built characteristics of communities may influence the health and wellbeing of residents with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). This study ...
Oct 1, 2015
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