Tag: Spinal Cord Injury Research
Olfactory ensheathing cells for spinal cord repair: crucial differences between subpopulations of the glia
Is repairing the injured spinal cord by olfactory ensheathing cell (OEC) transplantation possible? A recent human trial in which a paralysed man regained some function after transplantation of partially purified OECs suggests that this therapy may be a successful approach.
Ten remarkable breakthroughs in the treatment of paralysis
After a man completely paralysed from the waist down became the first paraplegic patient to walk without relying on manually operated robotic limbs, ITV News looks at ten remarkable breakthroughs in paralysis treatment.
Q&A: The Lesser-known Maladies of Spinal Cord Injuries
Last month, David Sharp and his fellow colleagues at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y., received a $1.2 million grant from New York State to advance their promising technology for treating paralysis and other effects of spinal cord injuries (SCI).
Sharp recently spoke with Laboratory Equipment’s Editor-in-Chief Michelle Taylor about what the funding means to him and how he intends to use it to further his promising research.
Nutlins cancer drug may be able to reverse spinal cord damage
LONDON, UK - A group of drugs being tested for cancer treatment have been shown to present promising results for spinal cord injury in...
New study shows stem cell treatments promote faster healing in primates with spinal cord...
A new study appearing today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, designed to test how stem cell injections affect primates with spinal cord injury (SCI),...
Scientists Meet in Louisville to Share Research That Could Improve Treatments for Spinal Cord,...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (5/23/15) — More than a dozen leading basic scientists from around the nation and the world studying neurological function made presentations to...
Spinal Cord Axon Injury Location Determines Neuron’s Regenerative Fate
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report a previously unappreciated phenomenon in which the location of injury to a neuron’s...
Injured spinal cord: Regeneration possible with epothilone?
Damage to the spinal cord rarely heals because the injured nerve cells fail to regenerate. The regrowth of their long nerve fibers is hindered...
Student working to restore walking in people with spiral cord injury
The Rick Hansen Foundation reported 86,000 people in Canada living with a spinal cord injury. Ashley Dalrymple, who hails from Wetaskiwin, is a student...
Cardiff man paralysed in major accident urges caution over ‘breakthrough’ on spinal cord injuries
A sound technician whose spine was shattered in a major accident has urged caution over a “breakthrough” procedure which enabled a man to walk...
