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Tag: Study

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...

Ryan Creech accepts injury but doesn’t surrender to it

Ryan Creech can't walk, but he's driven to move forward. Creech — injured three years ago in an all-terrain vehicle accident — runs the telephone...

University of Louisville, Kentucky centers develop treatments, create hope for spinal cord injuries

A bullet remains lodged in Michelle Alexander's spinal cord nearly six years after her husband shot her four times — instantly paralyzing her —...

Animal Study Suggests New Target To Aid Recovery For Patients With Traumatic Injuries

A protein called fibrinogen that is known to help form blood clots also triggers scar formation in the brain and spinal cord, according to...