Tag: axon
Increasing Energy Supply in Injured Spinal Cord Nerves May Help Promote Axon Regrowth
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Indiana University School of Medicine report that increasing energy supply within injured spinal cord...
Can an Active Lifestyle Improve Recovery After a Spinal Cord Injury?
Permanent neurological impairments can occur after spinal cord injury (SCI) due to the failure of the spinal cord motor and sensory axons to regenerate.
This...
Using a Mini-Scaffold to Help Treat Spinal Cord Injury
Patients suffering from complete spinal cord injuries have little to no treatment options that provide meaningful improvement in patient outcomes.
Cambridge, Mass.-based InVivo Therapeutics is...
Study says stem cell treatment can aid recovery of spinal injuries
Stem Cell treatment or the Human Embryonic Stem Cells (HESC) is effective in the replacement of damaged neurons, re-establishment of lost axonal connections, and...
Scientists Connect Neurons in the Lab for the First Time
Injuries to the central nervous system — the brain and spinal cord — are particularly devastating because the body doesn’t regenerate neurons to repair connections between vital circuits...
