Tag: Medical Research
Drug aims to help treat spinal cord injuries
Researchers at ReNetX Bio are hoping a new name, the potential for a new influx of cash on the horizon and a new chief...
Lab-Grown Neurons Could Help Heal Spinal Injuries and Restore Movement
https://youtu.be/R4DqhI247eY
Researchers grew human spinal cord neurons from stem cells and injected them into healthy mice, where they successfully connected with other neurons.
The spinal cord...
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Brain implants allow paralysed monkeys to walk
Swiss researchers travel to China to conduct pioneering experiment.
For more than a decade, neuroscientist Grégoire Courtine has been flying every few months from his...
Human Neuron Transplants Treat Spinal Cord Injury in Mice
Chronic pain and loss of bladder control are among the most devastating consequences of spinal cord injury, rated by many patients as a higher...
Scientists pinpoint molecular signal that drives and enables spinal cord repair
Researchers from King's College London and the University of Oxford have identified a molecular signal, known as 'neuregulin-1', which drives and enables the spinal...
Study Identifies Specific Gene Network That Promotes Nervous System Repair
Findings by UCLA-led collaboration are an early step toward potential treatments for injuries to the central nervous system
Newswise — Whether or not nerve cells...
Spinal injury and ‘biorobotic control’ of the bladder
There are many challenges facing people with spinal cord injury – and walking again is often the least of their problems. Cambridge research could...
One Small Step
A paraplegic undergoes pioneering surgery.
When a spinal cord is damaged, location is destiny: the higher the injury, the more severe the effects. The spine...
Groundbreaking device being tested by VA may put end to pressure ulcers
Helps detect the earliest signs of ulcer formation
Pressure ulcers (commonly known as bed sores) are one of the most troublesome and painful complications for...
