Medical research
Removing barriers to healing
Severe inflammation caused by a patient's immune system can be deadly, but stem cells found in human fat could provide new ways to protect against this toxic reaction.
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Medical research
New approaches to heal injured nerves
Injuries to nerve fibers in the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves usually result in functional losses as the nerve fibers are unable to regenerate. A team from the Department of Cell Physiology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum ...
Aug 23, 2019
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Medical research
Putting a block on neuropathic pain before it starts
Using tiny spheres filled with an anesthetic derived from a shellfish toxin, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a way to delay the rise of neuropathic pain, ...
Oct 9, 2012
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Health
Drink-fueled memory blackouts among students predict future injury risk
The higher the number of drink fuelled memory blackouts a student experiences, the greater is his/her risk of sustaining a future injury while under the influence, reveals research published online in Injury Prevention.
Jun 30, 2011
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Medical research
Exercise before surgery can protect both muscles and nerves, study suggests
Exercise can protect both muscle and nerves from damage caused by the restoration of blood flow after injury or surgery, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine shows.
Jan 16, 2019
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Neuroscience
Promising therapeutic approach for spinal cord injuries
The healing ability of the central nervous system is very limited and injuries to the brain or spinal cord often result in permanent functional deficits. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report in the scientific ...
Mar 1, 2018
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Genetics
Organoids reveal an overlooked protein's role in traumatic brain injury
Clinicians often find limited success in treating patients with traumatic brain injury, a condition long linked to contact sports and military services. A new study, published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, may offer new ...
Apr 4, 2024
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Neuroscience
Eye-safe laser technology to diagnose traumatic brain injury
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have designed and developed a novel diagnostic device to detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) by shining a safe laser into the eye.
Nov 29, 2023
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Neuroscience
New scaffold design improves growth of regenerating neurons
Across the world, several million people every year suffer from spinal cord injury. These types of injuries break the communication links between the brain and body, reducing movement and sensation, and in the worst cases, ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Neuroscience
Science Says: How repeated head blows affect the brain
Researchers are tackling fresh questions about a degenerative brain disease now that it has been detected in the brains of nearly 200 football players after death. The suspected cause is repeated head blows, an almost unavoidable ...
Sep 7, 2017
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