Human neural stem cells restore motor function in mice with chronic spinal cord injury
August 18, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
UCI study is first to show reversal of long-term hind-limb paralysis
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 19, 2010 A UC Irvine study is the first to demonstrate that human neural stem cells can restore mobility in cases of chronic spinal cord injury, suggesting the prospect of treating a much broader population of patients.
Repairing spinal cord injury with manipulated neural stem cells
August 15, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
One of the most common causes of disability in young adults is spinal cord injury. Currently, there is no proven reparative treatment. Hope that neural stem cells (NSCs) might be of benefit to individuals with severe spinal cord injury has now been provided by the work of a team of researchers, led by Kinichi Nakashima, at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, in a mouse model of this devastating condition.
In breakthrough, nerve connections are regenerated after spinal cord injury
August 7, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Researchers from UCI, UCSD and Harvard deleted a cell growth inhibitor called PTEN
Irvine, Calif. Researchers for the first time have induced robust regeneration of nerve connections that control voluntary movement after spinal cord injury, showing the potential for new therapeutic approaches to paralysis and other motor function impairments.
Surprising find may yield new avenue of treatment for painful herniated discs
June 28, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
DURHAM, N.C. — An immune cell known to cause chronic inflammation in autoimmune disorders has been identified as a possible culprit in low back pain associated with herniated discs, according to doctors at Duke University Medical Center.
Spinal cord stimulation may benefit Parkinson’s patients
June 13, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Nancy Cawley Jean
njean@lifespan.org
Lifespan
Small study shows potential benefits in modulating symptoms
Improving recovery from spinal cord injury
June 8, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Audrey Huang
audrey@jhmi.edu
410-614-5105
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Once damaged, nerves in the spinal cord normally cannot grow back and the only drug approved for treating these injuries does not enable nerve regrowth. Publishing online this week in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine show that treating injured rat spinal cords with an enzyme, sialidase, improves nerve regrowth, motor recovery and nervous system function.
Helping hearts, spinal cords and tendons heal themselves
June 7, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Michael Onesi
Michael.Onesi@queensu.ca
61-353-360-007-7513
Queen’s University
(KINGSTON, ON.) Queen’s University Brian Amsden is hoping that in about 10 years a tendon, spinal cord or heart valve will be able to regenerate itself after an injury or disease.
U of A discovery offers promising research for spinal-cord injury treatments
Contact: Carmen Leibel
carmen.leibel@ualberta.ca
780-492-0436
University of Alberta
Researchers in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine have made an important discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for spinal-cord injuries. Karim Fouad and David Bennett have identified one of the body’s natural self-repair mechanisms that kick in after injury.
Understanding how folic acid might help heal brain and spinal cord injuries
April 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Karen Honey
press_releases@the-jci.org
734-546-5242
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Babies born to women who do not consume enough folic acid (sometimes referred to as folate or vitamin B9) are at high risk of developing neural tube defects (i.e., defects in the development of the spinal cord or brain). This is the reason underlying the recommendation that women who are pregnant take a folic acid supplement. A team of researchers, led by Bermans Iskandar, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, has now generated data in rodents suggesting that folic acid might also help promote healing in injured brain and spinal cord. Specifically, the team was able to uncover a molecular pathway by which folate can promote nerve cell regeneration following injury in rodents.
First evidence that chitosan could repair spinal damage
April 15, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
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kathryn@biologists.com
44-078-763-44333
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