Tag: Neurons

Injured Spinal Cord: Rewire Nerves?

Rewiring healthy nerves may offer a new way to increase the odds of walking again after spinal cord injuries. A new study shows rewiring nerve...

New Way To Sort Stem Cells Discovered

ScienceDaily (Dec. 29, 2007) — UC Irvine scientists have found a new way to sort stem cells that should be quicker, easier and more...

Stem cells target paralysis

Neuralstem Inc., the tiny Rockville biotech whose human stem cells have helped paralyzed rats walk again, is poised to launch its first trials on...

Human embryonic stem-cell work must go on, says researcher

A top scientist using stem cells from human embryos to cure disease and repair injuries will proceed with his work, he said in Tucson...

Developing Drugs To Limit Massive Cell Death After Spinal Cord Injury

ScienceDaily (Nov. 12, 2007) — Neurons die en masse when the spinal cord is injured or when a person suffers a stroke. Researchers of...

New Technology Can Be Operated By Thought

ScienceDaily (Nov. 9, 2007) — Neuroscientists have significantly advanced brain-machine interface (BMI) technology to the point where severely handicapped people who cannot contract even...

New Clinical Trials Could Open ‘Golden Era’ In Spinal Cord Injury And ALS Research

ScienceDaily (Nov. 9, 2007) — New experimental therapies are being -- or soon may be -- tested in clinical trials that could open the...

When the Connections No Longer Work – Nerve Regeneration – Prestigious $4.8 Million Grant...

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Wright State University announced today that is has received a...

Researchers Working On The Development Of Drugs To Limit Neuronal Death After Spinal Cord...

Neurons die en masse when the spinal cord is injured or when a person suffers a stroke. Researchers of the Max Delbrueck Center for...

Analog chip could be Rx for spinal cord injury

There's a reason that a broken neck or back is considered to be one of the most tragic of injuries. If the spinal cord...