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·June 7, 2018·6 min read

Lab Grown Neurons Improve Breathing Following Spinal Cord Injury: Mouse Study

By transplanting V2a interneurons, researchers improved respiratory function in mice with spinal cord injuries, a new study reports.

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·May 23, 2018·4 min read

Myelin Boosts Neuron Growth in Spinal Cord Injuries

A new study challenges conventional belief that myelin can inhibit neuronal growth. Researchers report rat myelin stimulated axon outgrowths in neural precursor cells, and human iPSCs.

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·April 26, 2018·7 min read

Noninvasive Spinal Stimulation Enables Paralyzed People to Regain Use of Hands

A new, non invasive spinal stimulation method has helped restore movement to hands of paralyzed patients, researchers report.

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·April 10, 2018·5 min read

Paralyzed Patient Feels Sensation Again

Researchers have successfully induced the sensations of touch and movement in the arm of a paralyzed man, with the help of a tiny array of electrodes implanted into the somatosensory cortex.

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·March 19, 2018·4 min read

Paraplegic Rat Walks Again After Therapy, and Now We Know Why

Using electrochemical stimulation and robot assisted rehabilitation techniques, researchers restore walking ability in a paraplegic rat. The study reports reorganization of neural branching in the reticular formation leads to new connections and is key to motor skill recovery.

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·March 3, 2018·3 min read

Promising Therapeutic Approach for Spinal Cord Injuries

Researchers improve the recovery of function in mice following spinal cord injury.

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·February 19, 2018·4 min read

Electrical Implant Reduces ‘Invisible’ Symptoms of Man’s Spinal Cord Injury

Epidural stimulation has helped improve some of the 'hidden' effects, such as abnormal blood pressure and bladder dysfunction, in a patient with spinal cord injury.

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·November 16, 2017·4 min read

Paraplegic Rats Walk and Regain Feeling After Stem Cell Treatment

In a groundbreaking study, researchers use engineered tissue derived from human stem cells to treat rats with paraplegia following spinal cord injury. The transplanted cells allowed the rats to regain sensory perception, improve mobility and helped with spinal cord healing.

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·October 30, 2017·2 min read

Virtual Reality Reduces Phantom Pain in Paraplegics

Researchers use virtual reality technology to help generate an alternative body illusion and relieve phantom body pains in paraplegic patients.

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·October 26, 2017·6 min read

Individual with Complete Spinal Cord Injury Regains Voluntary Motor Function

A combination of activity based training and spinal cord epidural stimulation has allowed a patient paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injury to regain voluntary movement in his legs, researchers report.

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·October 6, 2017·4 min read

How the Brain Learns to Interpret What the Body Touches

Findings could lead to exciting new treatments for spinal cord injury and stroke patients, researchers report.

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·September 19, 2017·5 min read

An Interconnection Between the Nervous and Immune System

Researchers reveal a neuroendocrine system reflex may trigger an increased susceptibility to contracting bacterial infections following injuries to the brain or spinal cord.

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Lab Grown Neurons Improve Breathing Following Spinal Cord Injury: Mouse Study

Myelin Boosts Neuron Growth in Spinal Cord Injuries

Noninvasive Spinal Stimulation Enables Paralyzed People to Regain Use of Hands

Paralyzed Patient Feels Sensation Again

Paraplegic Rat Walks Again After Therapy, and Now We Know Why

Promising Therapeutic Approach for Spinal Cord Injuries

Electrical Implant Reduces ‘Invisible’ Symptoms of Man’s Spinal Cord Injury

Paraplegic Rats Walk and Regain Feeling After Stem Cell Treatment

Virtual Reality Reduces Phantom Pain in Paraplegics

Individual with Complete Spinal Cord Injury Regains Voluntary Motor Function

How the Brain Learns to Interpret What the Body Touches

An Interconnection Between the Nervous and Immune System

Rethinking Vibration as an Emotional Language

Immature Neurons and the Secret to Alzheimer’s Resilience

Molecular Trigger for Alzheimer’s Brain Inflammation Found

Early-Life Metal Exposure Linked to Adolescent Brain Health

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