Neuroscience
Combatting multiple sclerosis with smartwatches
A Queensland researcher's goal of using smartwatches to combat the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) will see her fly to the USA on an MS Research Australia grant.
Mar 11, 2016
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Neuroscience
Study sheds light on nerve regeneration following spinal cord injury
Fish, unlike humans, can regenerate nerve connections and recover normal mobility following an injury to their spinal cord. Now, University of Missouri researchers have discovered how the sea lamprey, an eel-like fish, regrows ...
Nov 21, 2013
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Medical research
Social contact can ease pain related to nerve damage, animal study suggests
Companionship has the potential to reduce pain linked to nerve damage, according to a new study.
Oct 15, 2012
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Neuroscience
Using intelligent neuroprostheses to treat motor disorders
Scientists have long studied neurostimulation to treat paralysis and sensory deficits caused by strokes and spinal cord injuries, which in Canada affect some 380,000 people across the country.
Apr 20, 2023
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Surgery
Therapies for spinal cord injury: On the cutting edge of clinical translation
The Journal of Neurosurgery (JNS) Publishing Group is proud to announce publication of the NACTN/AOSNA Focus Issue on Spinal Cord Injury, a supplement to the September issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, which is ...
Aug 31, 2012
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Medical research
Growing new blood vessels could provide new treatment for recovering movement
Many health conditions—ranging from disease of particular organs such as heart and lungs, widespread metabolic issues such as diabetes, or following trauma such as spinal cord injury—cause difficulties with movement. ...
Feb 6, 2020
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Neuroscience
Evidence-based vocational rehab practices raise employment rates after spinal cord injury
Researchers at Kessler Foundation authored a new article, "Employment after spinal cord injury," published by Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports on May 24, 2020. Authored by John O'Neill, Ph.D., and Trevor ...
Sep 19, 2020
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Neuroscience
Exploring how astrocytes respond to spinal cord injury or stroke-induced tissue damage
Past neuroscience studies found that when the central nervous system (CNS) is damaged, for instance following a stroke or spinal cord injuries, the lesions become surrounded by borders of newly proliferated astrocytes.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Etanercept seems beneficial in partial spinal cord injury
(HealthDay)—Treatment of rabbits with a partial spinal cord injury (SCI) with the intramuscularly-administered tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitor etanercept is associated with improved clinical and electrophysiological ...
Jan 11, 2013
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Neuroscience
Electrical stimulation could help bowel dysfunction after spinal cord injury
According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, approximately 18,000 new spinal cord injuries occur each year in the United States. Spinal cord injuries often lead to serious constipation or incontinence, ...
Jun 24, 2022
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