Tag: Nervous System
Robust Regeneration of Injured Nerves Achieved for First Time in Adult Mammalian Spinal Cord
BOSTON, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers for the first time have induced robust regeneration of nerve tissue connections in injured adult spinal cord sites...
Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic
NEW YORK — A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple...
Robotic legs get wheelchair users walking
A new pair of robotic legs out of New Zealand lets wheelchair users do the improbable--stand, walk, and even go up and down stairs.
Users...
Targeted molecules play only minor role in axon repair
Discovery underscores difficulties in developing regenerative spinal cord injury therapies
Neuroscientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that removing...
Improving Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury; Treated Rats Regain Limb Control
BALTIMORE, June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Once damaged, nerves in the spinal cord normally cannot grow back...
With U.S. stem cell treatments limited, patients try other countries
Disillusioned by U.S. doctors who could not help their daughter with cerebral palsy, Kara Anderson's parents did something they could not have imagined a...
Early treatments for Spinal Cord Injuries produce the best outcomes
Early treatment for patients with traumatic spinal cord injury produces the best outcomes.
If there's one thing nurses should know about traumatic spinal cord injury,...
Paraplegia: Paralysis of the Lower Part of the Body
Paraplegia is paralysis (loss of movement or sensation, or both) brought on by a severe trauma to the central nervous system. It is the...
University of Louisville, Kentucky centers develop treatments, create hope for spinal cord injuries
A bullet remains lodged in Michelle Alexander's spinal cord nearly six years after her husband shot her four times — instantly paralyzing her —...
Animal Study Suggests New Target To Aid Recovery For Patients With Traumatic Injuries
A protein called fibrinogen that is known to help form blood clots also triggers scar formation in the brain and spinal cord, according to...
