Tag: Nervous System
Modified Adult Stem Cells May Be Helpful in Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers at UTHealth have demonstrated in rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an injured spinal cord can help restore the electrical...
Can spinal cord injury patients with bed sores develop autonomic dysreflexia?
Autonomic Dysreflexia (or hyperreflexia) is a dangerous condition that can occur with bed sore patients or patients with spinal cord injuries above the middle...
Kentucky study advances new target for CNS drug development
A breakthrough discovery by scientists at the University of Kentucky could someday lead to new treatments for a variety of diseases of the brain,...
Getting a kick out of research
A Dalhousie University professor and an international team of researchers have discovered what makes us kick.
Dr. Rob Brownstone, along with colleagues in New York...
Coaxing injured nerve fibers to regenerate by disabling ‘brakes’ in the system
Mouse study suggests that response to injury-induced growth factors can be revived
Boston, Mass. -- Brain and spinal-cord injuries typically leave people with permanent impairment...
Salamanders – What Can They Teach us About Spinal Cord Injury?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For more than 400 years, scientists have studied the amazing regenerative power of salamanders, trying to understand how these...
Pushing the Brain to Find New Pathways
Until recently, scientists believed that, following a stroke, a patient had about six months to regain any lost function. After that, patients would be...
Regeneration can be achieved after chronic spinal cord injury
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that regeneration of central nervous system axons can be achieved in rats...
Scientists identify master enzyme for regenerating nerve fibers in live animals
WASHINGTON - A previously identified enzyme, known as Mst3b, has been found to play a major role in regenerating damaged axons (nerve fibers) in...
Researchers find ways to encourage spinal cord regeneration after injury
Animal research is suggesting new ways to aid recovery after spinal cord injury. New studies demonstrate that diet affects recovery rate and show how...
