... cautions that, while this is a significant step in the right direction, not all children with severe spinal cord injuries will benefit from this type of treatment or have the same results.
Locomotor ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System (DPS) for spinal cord-injured patients who are dependent on ventilators for breathing. The ...
A new online atlas that links mouse genes to spinal cord function should point researchers toward new treatments for maladies that affect millions of people, the project's leaders said Thursday.
... up the thin membrane lining the inner-brain ventricles and the connecting central column of the spinal cord.
"We have been able to genetically mark this neural stem cell population and then follow ...
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The goal of Borgens' research is to improve the quality of life of those who have suffered head or spinal cord injuries.
"All ambulances should have PEG on board," he said. "It can probably save ...
... and right sides of the body. Now researchers have shown how a class of spinal cord neurons, known as V3 neurons, makes sure that one side of the body doesn't get ahead of the ...
... has included the possibility that stem cell transplants could help remyelinate the spinal cord. Accordingly, researchers from the University of Cambridge (UK) conducted experiments using animal ...
... research. The funding, part of HeadNorth's Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Project, will support efforts by ... University of California, San Diego, to use stem cells to treat chronic spinal cord injuries...
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collaborator has patented a surgical technique for the effective delivery of therapies directly into the spinal cord.
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... therapy for treating epilepsy involves stimulating the peripheral nerves, which facilitate communication between the spinal cord and the body. Researchers took that concept and developed a modified ...
... safety and feasibility of a new acute and chronic spinal cord injury treatment platform. Their study ... importantly, improves the quality of life for both acute and chronic spinal cord injury patients. ...
... of key immune cells in the brain known as microglia, which sense pathogens or damage in the spinal cord and brain. They helpfully foster the destruction of microbial invaders and clean up biological ...
People with brain or spinal cord injuries in Alberta are testing new technologies designed to improve their lives by restoring movement.
Scientists have revealed the interaction between the regrowth of axons inside the spinal cord and the development of blood vessels in cases of spinal cord injury in mice. The result was obtained using ...
... essential players in wound healing, their contribution to recovery from spinal cord injury is a subject of debate. Using a mouse model ... Spinal Cord Injury in Mice. PLoS Med 6(7): e1000113. doi:10.1371/ ...
