Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Research

Small steps in creating hope for spinal cord injury victims

The creator of Red Bull is behind 82 global projects focusing on spinal cord injuries The story of how Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz became one...

MU Research Sheds Light on Nerve Regeneration Following Spinal Cord Injury

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Fish, unlike humans, can regenerate nerve connections and recover normal mobility following an injury to their spinal cord. Now, University of...

Kosair Charities gives UofL $7.3 million to help children regain use of limbs

UofL adds $2.7 million to effort from Owsley Frazier gift Efforts by University of Louisville researchers to help children with spinal cord injuries received a...

Nanoparticles Ease Inflammation In Mice With Spinal Cord Injuries

Drug Delivery: Overactive immune cells swallow Trojan horse nanoparticles that carry anti-inflammatory drugs The human immune system can be an overenthusiastic caregiver. In a spinal...

Dr. John Martin awarded $3.7M for movement control studies

$3.4M from NIH for brain development and injury research; $300K from Neilsen Foundation to study recovery of movement after brain or spinal injury The laboratory...

Knocking Out Spinal Cord Injury: Neuroscientist and Professional Boxer Team Up

Rutgers' Wise Young and Army Capt. Boyd Melson fight to bring clinical trials to the United States What would one of the world’s leading...

StemCells, Inc. Receives FDA Authorization of IND for Spinal Cord Injury

NEWARK, Calif., Oct. 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the...

Students conduct research to aid spinal cord patients

The future of medical science can be found at Southeast Missouri State University. Dr. Santaneel Ghosh of the Physics and Engineering Physics Department is conducting...

Missoula conference touts evolving perceptions, treatments for spinal cord injuries

A conference last week that brought together doctors, patients and support groups and services is the first step in a movement toward more comprehensive...

Ohio State Researchers Restore Immune Function In Spinal Injured Mice

COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a new study, researchers at The Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical...