Tag: Drugs and Medication
Medical Breakthroughs: Baclofen Pump
It's been more than 12 years since Michael Wolfe suffered a debilitating stroke.
"I lost the use of my left arm and left leg, left...
Reduced scarring helps nerves grow through spinal injuries
HOUSTON -- Infusing a naturally occurring anti-scarring agent called decorin into the damaged spinal cords of rats suppresses key molecules that block nerve Regeneration...
The roots of the Stem Cell Controversy
The argument surrounding the research is multi-faceted. Here's a look at the science, politics and campus reaction behind the debate.
Although the ethical debate concerning...
Spinal Injury Psychological And Social Problems
Spinal Cord Injury Can Result In Significant Psychological And Social Problems
Research from the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Otago University, has confirmed...
Injuries are almost always preventable
Ron Roskos literally fell into his job as head of the Utah Brain Injury Association.
Roskos was walking across the parking lot to work as...
Antibiotic could help with spinal cord injury paralysis
Researchers have found that a commonly prescribed antibiotic could be used to help prevent paralysis and other long-term Functional deficits associated with a partial...
Stem Cells Found In Adults May Repair Nerves
It used to be considered dogma that a nerve, once injured, could never be repaired. Now, researchers have learned that some nerves, even nerves...
Key advance reported in regenerating nerve fibers
Two-pronged approach synergizes growth
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School have advanced a decades-old quest to get injured nerves to regenerate. By...
Spinal research planned for Nov.
Benefit ball raises $1 million toward facility to search for ways to cure injuries
DEARBORN — Doctors want to find a cure for spinal cord...
He’s a whole bunch of miracles wrapped up in one
RANKLIN — Jeremy Sublett began playing football at Franklin-Simpson High School last fall. He was just looking for something to do to pass the...
