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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One of the big challenges with spinal cord injuries is that spinal cord neurons don't have the ability to regrow after an injury. That's why most spinal paralysis in patients is permanent.
Oct 30, 2015
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Neuroscience researchers at Dalhousie Medical School and the Brain Repair Centre in Halifax, N.S., have shown that muscles can be activated directly with light, bypassing the nervous system and offering a potential solution ...
Oct 14, 2015
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Can a simple mirror help lessen the pain experienced by combat veterans with complex orthopedic injuries or nerve damage to the limbs? That is the premise behind a new research study being conducted by a Temple University ...
Oct 2, 2015
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Brain plasticity is the ability of the brain to change both anatomically and functionally in response to changes in the body or in the environment.
Sep 9, 2015
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Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are exploring a new therapy using stem cells to treat spinal cord injuries within the first 14 to 30 days of injury. Rush is only the second center in the country currently studying ...
Aug 13, 2015
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Scientists at the University of Newcastle, UK, have used a combination of small molecules to turn cells isolated from human skin into Schwann cells - the specialised cells that support nerves and play a role in nerve repair. ...
Aug 6, 2015
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Spinal cord injuries cause serious functional deficits, including paraplegia or tetraplegia, depending on the scale of the injury. This is due to degeneration of the spinal pathways that carry nerve signals from the brain ...
Jul 15, 2015
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Many an injury will heal, but the damaged spinal cord is notoriously recalcitrant. There's new hope on the horizon, though. A team of researchers led by the University of South Carolina's Jeff Twiss just reported an innate ...
Jul 15, 2015
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Why do some youngsters bounce back quickly from a traumatic brain injury, while others suffer devastating side effects for years?
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