Tag: Study
Spasticity Identified as a Predictor of Motor Recovery After Severe SCI
Traditionally, spasticity has often been viewed primarily as a complication of spinal cord injury. It can cause muscle stiffness, involuntary contractions, discomfort, and functional...
How Gut Bacteria Influence Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Research
Spinal cord injury–induced gut dysbiosis influences neurological recovery partly through short-chain fatty acids
A December 2023 Nature article revealed a major discovery: spinal cord injury...
Developing New Approaches for Spinal Cord Injury
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a molecular "scaffold" capable of enhancing electrical activity and growth in neurons, which may prove useful in treating spinal...
Readmissions more likely for wheelchair users after shoulder replacement
Wheelchair users are nearly three times more likely to experience hospital readmission following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers....
Researchers Discover Key Mechanism Behind Scar Formation After Spinal Cord Injury
A major August 2023 spinal cord injury research story focused on the biology of scar tissue formation after injury—one of the biggest barriers to...
Improved understanding of early spinal cord development paves the way for new treatments
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are developing the means to turn stem cells into a wide range of specific types of spinal cord...
T cells block nerve cell regeneration with age, but can be reversed – mice...
New research in mice shows T cells prevent damaged nerve cells from regenerating due to a reversible, ageing-related mechanism.
Previous research has shown that ageing...
Software turns ‘mental handwriting’ into on-screen words, sentences
Artificial intelligence, interpreting data from a device placed at the brain’s surface, enables people who are paralyzed or have severely impaired limb movement to...
UM researchers develop new stem cell therapy for treating spinal cord injuries
A new study by University of Manitoba researchers has developed a stem cell-based therapy that may eventually lead to new regenerative treatments for people...
New controller developed at UofL improves home use of epidural stimulation for people with...
When Keith Smith recently got a new tablet, it wasn’t for watching videos or scanning social media.
Instead, this tablet allows Smith, who has tetraplegia,...
