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·May 28, 2013·4 min read

Stem Cell Injections Improve Spinal Injuries in Rats

A new study reports a single injection of human neural stem cells produce neuronal regeneration and improved the function and mobility of rats impaired by acute spinal cord injuries.

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·March 15, 2012·3 min read

Stem Cells Hint at Potential Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s disease, the debilitating congenital neurological disorder that progressively robs patients of muscle coordination and cognitive ability, is a condition...

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·November 5, 2013·2 min read

Stem Cells Linked to Cognitive Gain After Brain Injury in Preclinical Study

MAPC therapy reduces inflammation after TBI and also promotes lasting cognitive improvement, a new study reports.

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·October 26, 2012·2 min read

Stimulating Brain Cells with Light

The work will be conducted on laboratory rats modelling Parkinson’s disease. The transplanted cells will be derived from skin from an adult human and will have been “reprogrammed” as nerve cells. The light-sensitive protein is obtained from a bacterium, which uses light to gain energy.

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·August 20, 2012·4 min read

Stroke Disrupts How Brain Controls Muscle Synergies

A new study finds that after a stroke, muscle synergies are activated in altered ways. Furthermore, those disruptions follow specific patterns depending on the severity of the stroke and the amount of time that has passed since the stroke. Distinctive patterns could allow doctors to develop better rehab programs for stroke patients.

Image shows brain slices with deposits of proteins associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

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·February 5, 2013·3 min read

Study Confirms No Transmission of Alzheimer’s Proteins Between Humans

While evidence suggests pathological proteins linked to the onset and progression of neurodegenerative disorders are capable of spreading from cell-to-cell within the brains of affected individuals, new research shows no evidence to support concerns that these abnormal disease proteins are “infectious” or transmitted from animals to humans or from one person to another.

The image shows the structure of protein LRRK2.

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·February 6, 2013·4 min read

Study Points to Possible Cause and Treatment for Non-familial Parkinson’s

Researchers identify a protein trafficking defect within brain cells that may underlie common non-familial forms of Parkinson’s disease. The study implicates two genetic variants that disrupt protein sorting in neurons.

Neurology

·April 2, 2012·2 min read

Study Raises Hopes for Treatment of Stroke

Therapy to mend parts of the brain damaged by strokes has moved a step closer, thanks to research at Monash...

Scientists in front of computer monitors examine microscope images showing the growth of axons.

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·October 2, 2012·4 min read

Study Suggests Immune System Can Boost Regeneration of Peripheral Nerves

Research seeks the 'master knob' to turn on nerve repair. Modulating immune response to injury could accelerate the regeneration of severed peripheral nerves, a new study in an animal model has found. By altering activity of the macrophage cells that respond to injuries, researchers dramatically increased the rate at which nerve processes regrew.

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·May 15, 2012·5 min read

Surgeons Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient

Technique could help those with C6, C7 spinal cord injuries. Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis...

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·December 5, 2016·4 min read

The Goldilocks Effect in Aging Research

Researchers believe their findings could help advance stem cell therapies related to aging and regenerative medicine.

Neuroscience

·April 6, 2011·3 min read

The Self-Made Eye: Formation of Optic Cup from Embryonic Stem Cells

Developmental processes are increasingly well-characterized at the molecular and cell biological levels, but how more complex tissues and organs involving...

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regenerative medicine

Stem Cell Injections Improve Spinal Injuries in Rats

Stem Cells Hint at Potential Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

Stem Cells Linked to Cognitive Gain After Brain Injury in Preclinical Study

Stimulating Brain Cells with Light

Stroke Disrupts How Brain Controls Muscle Synergies

Study Confirms No Transmission of Alzheimer’s Proteins Between Humans

Study Points to Possible Cause and Treatment for Non-familial Parkinson’s

Study Raises Hopes for Treatment of Stroke

Study Suggests Immune System Can Boost Regeneration of Peripheral Nerves

Surgeons Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient

The Goldilocks Effect in Aging Research

The Self-Made Eye: Formation of Optic Cup from Embryonic Stem Cells

The Vegetarian Code: Your Genes Might Dictate Your Diet

Graphene Oxide Nanoflakes May Be A Potential Ally Against Alzheimer’s

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Single Protein Rewires the Brain to Adapt to Motherhood

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