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·April 22, 2020·3 min read

Spinal cord injury increases risk for mental health disorders

People who experience a spinal cord injury have an increased risk of developing a mental health disorder, a new study reports. Those with SCI had higher instances of anxiety, depression, and psychological multimorbidity than those who had not experienced a debilitating injury.

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·April 16, 2020·4 min read

Researchers discover treatment for spasticity in mice, following spinal cord injuries

Administering nimodipine to mouse models of spinal cord injury reduced spasticity in the animals.

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·April 15, 2020·4 min read

When damaged, the adult brain repairs itself by going back to the beginning

Mouse models of corticospinal injuries reveal adult neurons begin a natural regeneration process by reverting back to an embryonic state. The regeneration is sustained with the help of a gene more commonly associated with Huntington's disease.

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·March 28, 2020·4 min read

Spinal nerve healing enhanced by boost in cellular energy

Damaged axons in mice lacking syntaphilin were able to regrow past the injury site and form functional connections with other neurons.

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·March 3, 2020·4 min read

Boosting energy levels within damaged nerves may help them heal

Enhancing mitochondrial transportation and cellular energetics could help promote regeneration and function following spinal cord injury.

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·January 30, 2020·3 min read

Immune response in brain and spinal cord could offer clues to treating neurological diseases

Microglia can interfere with macrophages, preventing the movement of these blood immune cells to injury sites. The findings could help in the development of new treatments for multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and spinal cord injury.

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·January 29, 2020·4 min read

New injection technique may boost spinal cord injury repair efforts

Researchers have developed a new method for delivering neural precursor cells into rat models of spinal cord injury. The method is safe, effective, and reduces the likelihood of further spinal trauma while delivering larger doses of reparative stem cells. The new approach could also be used for the treatment of ALS and multiple sclerosis.

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·October 18, 2019·4 min read

In a First, Patient Controls Two Prosthetic Arms with His Thoughts

A bilateral implant and brain-machine interface technology allowed a patient with a high spinal cord injury to control prosthetic arms with the power of thought.

This shows a turtle's spinal cord neurons

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·September 19, 2019·4 min read

Neurological signals from the spinal cord surprise scientists

A new study challenges existing theories about spinal cord neurons. New findings suggest neurological signals originate from a major, scattered network of cells that send signals to only a few other neurons.

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·July 11, 2019·5 min read

First step to induce self-repair in the central nervous system

Severed axonal segments signal to Schwann cells to begin actin sphere formation and axon disintegration. If the process is disrupted, axon disintegration is slowed and axon fragments impair nerve regeneration.

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·July 5, 2019·8 min read

Nerve transfer surgery restores hand function and elbow extension in 13 young adults with complete paralysis

A novel surgical technique that connects functioning nerves with injured nerves helps restore function to paralyzed muscles. Following surgery, 13 young adults with tetraplegia now have restored hand and elbow function, allowing them to feed themselves, hold a drink and write.

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·March 6, 2019·3 min read

Scientists Identify Gene Partnerships that Promote Spinal Cord Regeneration

Axolotl salamander genes that allow the neural tube and nerve fibers to regenerate after spinal cord damage have been identified. These genes are also found in humans, but are activated differently.

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