Tag: Treatments
Stem cell research expands as more applications are tested
It's been almost 20 years since Dr. Sam Weiss, professor and researcher at the University of Calgary, made the stunning confirmation of the existence...
Wrist research might one day help the paralyzed
NEW YORK Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new...
Breakthrough Research to Repair Spinal Cord Injuries Using Polymer Coated Nanoparticles
Purdue University researchers have developed a method of using nanoparticles to deliver treatments to injured brain and spinal cord cells. A team led by...
A fine balance
LA JOLLA, CA— Once a toddler has mastered the art of walking, it seems to come naturally for the rest of her life. But...
Protein shown to play a key role in normal development of nervous system
Findings may someday inform treatments for spinal cord, other nerve injuries
A protein that enables nerve cells to communicate with each other plays a key...
U.S. Sen. Harkin- Statement Regarding the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D- IA) delivered the following remarks yesterday on the floor of the Senate urging the adoption of...
Mexico discovers relief for spinal cord injuries
Developed at the Autonomous Metropolitan University in Mexico City, a polymer shows promise to restore damaged spinal cords in human patients.
Mexican researchers have synthesized...
Sole Use Of Impaired Limb Improves Recovery In Spinal Cord Injury
ScienceDaily (Sep. 20, 2008) — A new study finds that following minor spinal cord injury, rats that had to use impaired limbs showed full...
Sole use of impaired limb improves recovery in spinal cord injury
Animal study shows Physical Therapy works by increasing growth of nerve fibers and formation of brain cell connections
A new study finds that following minor...
Blowing away a sniff of a cure
Andrew Commons is determined to walk again - utterly determined. As well as following an intensive daily exercise regime, he's also undergone courses of...
