Tag: Study
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Announces Expansion of NeuroRecovery Network
Three community-based health and wellness facilities to provide better access to exercise for those living with paralysis
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has named...
Department of Defense Gives $5.4 Million to Spinal Cord Injury Research
HOUSTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Department of Defense (DoD) awarded the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation a $5.4 million grant to...
Robust Regeneration of Injured Nerves Achieved for First Time in Adult Mammalian Spinal Cord
BOSTON, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers for the first time have induced robust regeneration of nerve tissue connections in injured adult spinal cord sites...
Hopes raised for spinal injury as stem cells are ‘virtually identical’
Spinal cord injury patients may be another step closer to treatment that could repair damaged nerve tissue.
According to research from the Whitehead Institute in...
Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic
NEW YORK — A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple...
FDA OK’s First Human Testing Of Embryonic Stem Cells
The FDA lifted its hold on Friday for a clinical trial to test embryonic stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injury, approving...
Folate study shows promise in healing spinal cord injuries
A study funded by the U.S. Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, produced results that show the vitamin folate appears to promote...
Ensuring a patient received appropriate bowel care following spinal cord injury
Bowel care routines after spinal cord injury must be established and tailored to patients’ individual needs. Policies and procedures need to be regularly reviewed
This...
Improving Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury; Treated Rats Regain Limb Control
BALTIMORE, June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Once damaged, nerves in the spinal cord normally cannot grow back...
Discovery could help treat spinal injuries
U of A researchers uncover trigger that causes muscles to move without signal from brain
EDMONTON - Research led by a pair of University of...
