Tag: inflammation
Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury on Pace to Soon Enter Human Phase...
In an AAN plenary talk, Mark H. Tuszynski, MD, PhD, detailed the work he and colleagues have done to push stem cell therapy from...
Stroke Drug Boosts Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury in Rats
Four months after treating them, Yasuhiro Shiga, MD, PhD, checked on his rats. Walking into the lab, he carried minimal expectations. Treating spinal cord...
An ‘EpiPen’ for spinal cord injuries
ANN ARBOR—An injection of nanoparticles can prevent the body’s immune system from overreacting to trauma, potentially preventing some spinal cord injuries from resulting in...
Spinal injuries throw body clocks off-schedule, new study shows
In the hours and days following a spinal cord injury, the gears that control the body’s internal clocks fall profoundly out of sync, impacting...
Inflammation discovery opens window to better rehabilitation possibilities
Findings could have significant impact on how spinal cord injuries are treated in the future
Inflammation plays a key role in improving the ability to...
Early microstructural changes can help predict long-term recovery from spinal cord injury
A trauma to the spinal cord, quickly leads to a progressive loss of nerve tissue. This not only affects the injured area, but over...
Nanoparticles limit damage in spinal cord injury
Injection after an injury reduces inflammation and scarring
After a spinal cord injury, a significant amount of secondary nerve damage is caused by inflammation and...
UCLA professor developing potential treatment for spinal cord injuries
A UCLA professor is working to develop a treatment for spinal cord injuries, which are currently incurable.
Stephanie Seidlits, assistant professor of bioengineering, will attempt...
New trial may revolutionize treatment of spinal cord injury patients
Queensland researchers are launching a world-first clinical trial aimed at improving recovery from spinal cord injuries.
In the study, led by The University of Queensland...
‘Spinal tap’ saving crash victims from life in a wheelchair: Breakthrough nerve-preserving procedure could...
Spinal injury victims could be spared from paralysis thanks to a breakthrough nerve- preserving procedure developed by British doctors. It is the first treatment...
