FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 19, 2022·4 min readA Blueprint for Turning Stem Cells Into Sensory InterneuronsResearchers have created a new blueprint that outlines how embryonic stem cells from mice become sensory interneurons and identified a method for producing sensory interneurons in a lab setting. If the results can be replicated in human stem cells, researchers say the findings could contribute to the development of therapies to restore sensation to those suffering nerve damage and spinal cord injury.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 12, 2022·3 min readInvestigational Drug Fosters Nerve Repair After InjuryA brain-penetrating experimental drug in development as a cancer treatment can foster the regeneration of damaged nerves following spinal cord injury, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 26, 2022·4 min readSmart Implants to Monitor HealingA newly developed, self-powered smart implant is able to monitor spinal fusion healing.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 6, 2022·2 min readFixing Spinal Cord Injuries With ‘Dancing Molecules’A new injectable therapy that uses specially engineered molecules could help treat spinal cord injury.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·May 21, 2022·4 min readHope for Spinal Cord Injury TreatmentAZD1236, an existing drug used primarily for the treatment of COPD, reduces damage following spinal cord injury by inhibiting the inflammatory response in the spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·May 9, 2022·4 min readGene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Neuropathy From Spinal Cord InjuriesGene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signals effectively improves symptoms of neuropathic pain without negative side effects in mouse models of spinal cord injury or peripheral nerve damage.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 6, 2022·2 min readElectronic Implant Reactivates Spinal-Cord Nerves of a Patient With Neurodegenerative DiseaseAn innovative new system that includes electronic implants directly onto the spinal cord reactivates neurons that control blood pressure, allowing a patient with multiple system atrophy-parkinsonian type (MSA-P) to retain consciousness when she is in an upright position.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 7, 2022·4 min readHarnessing AI and Robotics to Treat Spinal Cord InjuriesResearchers have successfully stabilized an enzyme that is able to degrade scar tissue as a result of spinal cord injury with the help of AI and robotics.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 7, 2022·4 min readResearchers Engineer Human Spinal Cord Implants for Treating ParalysisResearchers engineered functional human spinal cord tissue from cells and human materials which, when implanted into animal models of spinal cord injury, restored walking ability in 80% of the test subjects.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 11, 2021·7 min readInjectable Therapy Reverses Paralysis in Mice with Spinal Cord InjuriesHarnessing the power of "dancing molecules", researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that repairs tissue damage and reverses paralysis in mouse models. Within four weeks of receiving the injection, paralyzed mice regained the ability to walk.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 19, 2021·5 min readDrug Helps Sensory Neurons Regrow in the Mouse Central Nervous SystemFenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug commonly used to treat high cholesterol, activated support cells around sensory neurons in mouse models of spinal cord injury, helping them regrow twice as fast as a placebo.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 29, 2021·4 min readExoskeleton-Assisted Walking May Improve Bowel Function in People With Spinal Cord InjuryExoskeletons that help those with spinal cord injuries to walk may help to improve bowel function.Read More
