Tag: Medical Research
New UAB lab helps spinal cord patients cope
A new lab at UAB's Spain Rehabilitation Center offers spinal cord injury patients a look at how technology can help them overcome disabilities, particularly...
Nerve repair, biodetectors, proton therapy, microscopic medical devices
Biomedical research highlights of AVS 55th International Symposium & Exhibition in Boston, Oct. 19-24
1) CELL "PRINTING" PAVES WAY TO ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
Despite the success of...
Warnings about stem cell therapy tourism
MARK COLVIN: Australian scientists are worried about what they describe as a growing industry of stem cell tourism.
More and more people suffering spinal cord...
Races help local spinal cord research
More than 200 people heard about work with adult stem cells to treat Parkinson’s disease and innovative Physical Therapy to restore function and feeling...
Water slide enthusiasts be warned
A head-first trip down a water slide might sound exciting but it can cause serious spinal cord injuries, Turkish researchers warn.
In a report in...
Stem cell research expands as more applications are tested
It's been almost 20 years since Dr. Sam Weiss, professor and researcher at the University of Calgary, made the stunning confirmation of the existence...
Wrist research might one day help the paralyzed
NEW YORK Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new...
Mind power moves paralysed limbs
Scientists have shown it is possible to harness brain signals and redirect them to make paralysed limbs move.
The technology bypasses injuries that stop nerve...
Brain Training for Spinal Cord Injury
Scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle report success in their first attempts to harness the brain to treat paralysis in people with...
Breakthrough Research to Repair Spinal Cord Injuries Using Polymer Coated Nanoparticles
Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by...
