Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Research
Wayne State Study Shows Adult Stem Cell Grafts Help Paralyzed
A new study by a Wayne State University School of Medicine researcher details the outcome of adult stem cell grafts in spinal cord injuries...
Researchers identify promising therapeutic target for central nervous system injuries
Scars can serve as double-edged swords in spinal cord injuries—saving a victim's life, but sealing his or her fate as a paraplegic or quadriplegic....
University of Louisville neuroscientists hope to get people walking again
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Neuroscience researchers at the University of Louisville will be the only team collaborating with an international group of scientists who last...
Paralyzed Rats Walk Again
Researchers at UCLA and the University of Zurich have enabled paralyzed lab rats to walk again.
UCLA scientists make paralyzed rats walk again after spinal-cord injury
UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run again...
Natural Hydrogel Helps Heal Spinal Cord, Researcher Finds
ScienceDaily — Research led by a scientist at the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has shown injecting biomaterial gel...
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"...
Light Switches to Help Restore Muscle Movement in Paralyzed
Molecular light switches are a fairly recent technological advancement that allows scientists to selectively activate cellular function using a light source, which in turn...
Spinal injury drug developed cysts in animals
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Geron Corp said animals injected with its experimental cell therapy for subacute spinal cord injury developed microscopic cysts in the injury...
Metabolites Offer Prognostic Tool in Spinal Cord Injury
Nitric oxide metabolites in the cerebrospinal fluid correlate with injury severity and motor recovery
(HealthDay News) -- The concentration of nitric oxide metabolites in the...
