Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Research
Research Identifies a Protein for Tissue Repair After the Spinal Cord Injury
Recently researchers discovered an axon guidance protein known as Plexin B2 in the central nervous system (CNS). During the spinal cord injury, this protein...
6 key developments in spinal cord injury research
Here are six key updates in the treatment of spinal cord injuries in the past six months:
The Tim and Caroline Reynolds Center for Spinal...
Can an Active Lifestyle Improve Recovery After a Spinal Cord Injury?
Permanent neurological impairments can occur after spinal cord injury (SCI) due to the failure of the spinal cord motor and sensory axons to regenerate.
This...
Restoring arm, hand function after spinal cord injury focus of clinical trial
Spinal cord injuries caused by accidents, violence and disease paralyze from the neck down more than 5,000 people every year. In the first few...
A common drug could help restore limb function after spinal cord injury
In mouse study, nerve pain drug gabapentin promotes regeneration of neural circuits
Long-term treatment with gabapentin, a commonly prescribed drug for nerve pain, could help...
Sleep and sleepiness ‘a huge problem’ for people with spinal cord injury
A new study led by a University of Calgary researcher at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) finds that fatigue and sleep may need...
Repairing a highway: how can we fix spinal cord injury?
The functional sophistication of the spinal cord can have devastating consequences. Will modern scientific developments replicate its functions?
The “central nervous system” delicately orchestrates the...
New Biomaterial Developed That Could Be a Treatment for Spinal Cord Injuries
Polymerized estrogen shown to protect nervous system cells. Research could enable improved treatment of spinal cord injuries.
Spinal cord damage that causes paralysis and reduced...
The long road of recovery after spinal cord damage
U.S. Department of Defense awards $800,000 to Case Western Reserve for spinal cord injury research
People who live with spinal injuries often say that the...
Acupuncture Improves Spinal Cord Injury Bladder Function
Acupuncture improves bladder function for spinal cord injury patients. First Affiliated Huai’an People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University researchers find acupuncture combined with intermittent...
