Tag: Neurons
Research into restoring bladder control in people living with paralysis
How do you turn on (or off) a nerve cell that is no longer connected to the brain? You might try a molecular "light"...
Finding the right connection after spinal cord injury
In a major step in spinal cord injury research, scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have demonstrated that regenerating...
Spinal Cord Injury Research Focus of Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Grant
Support from the Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation will allow a Medical College of Wisconsin faculty member to research whether neurally modified cells derived from...
The dormant potential of damaged nerve cells
Damaged nerve cells in a finger will regrow, but those in the spinal cord do not. Why the difference? Scientists at the Max Planck...
Paralyzed with 7-14 Days to Decide on a Test
In January 2009, Geron, a biotechnology company located in Menlo Park, California, got FDA clearance to inject spinal cells derived from human embryonic stem...
Scientists extract pluripotent stem cells for medical use from an unexpected source… hair
If there was anything good that came from banning embryonic stem cell research during the Bush administration, is that it forced scientists to find...
Axons Necessary For Voluntary Movement Regenerated
For the first time, researchers have clearly shown regeneration of a critical type of nerve fiber that travels between the brain and the spinal...
New Common Pathway in Neurodegenerative Disease Is a Possible Door to a Point of...
(AScribe Newswire) -- A just-out study suggests that what keeps chronic nervous system diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's and ALS going - until they...
Researchers regenerate axons necessary for voluntary movement
For the first time, researchers have clearly shown regeneration of a critical type of nerve fiber that travels between the brain and the spinal...
Team Regrows Neurons Controlling Movement in Rats
Goal is to one day develop a therapy to help with spinal cord injuries
MONDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Using genetically engineered cells and...
