Tag: Neurons
Post-doctoral fellow to study spinal cord interneurons with Reeve grant
The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation has awarded Steven Crone, a post-doctoral fellow in Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, a two-year grant of $120,000 to conduct...
Stem-cell research: “It’s where most of my hope lies”
It's been nearly two years since David Busta held a book in his hands, combed his hair, pedaled a bike or took a step...
Other approaches likely to trump stem cells in Alzheimer’s research, experts say
NEW YORK ---- Despite the high profile that Nancy Reagan and others have given the idea of using embryonic stem cells to treat Alzheimer's...
New Nerve Cells
Every year, thousands of people end up paralyzed when their spinal cords are injured. Right now, these patients almost never fully recover. But, as...
New Strides In Understanding How Walking Is Coordinated
CHEVY CHASE, Md., May 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have devised a genetic technique to distinguish the neurons in the spinal cord that control...
Why can’t the nerves above the injury reconnect w/ nerves below the injury? Why...
Axons that have been disconnected form the injury site must grow all the way back to their original cells to reconnect with them. Axons...
Stem Cell Spinal Nerves Break Through
Exiting of spinal cord a step to their use for treating paralysis
Stem cell-derived nerves have been prompted to migrate through the spinal cord in...
Brain Implants Move at the Speed of Thought
New Devices Operate on the Power of Thought Alone, Testing Beginning in Humans
April 15, 2004 -- It may sound like science fiction, but brain...
Restoring Function Through Oec Transplantation
Over the past several decades, I have observed remarkable progress in our understanding of spinal cord injury (SCI), a disorder once considered so intractable...
With Tiny Brain Implants, Just Thinking May Make It So
Can a machine read a person's mind? A medical device company is about to find out.
The company, Cyberkinetics Inc., plans to implant a tiny...
