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·June 23, 2018·2 min read

Watching Stem Cells Repair Spinal Cord in Real Time

Researchers have successfully used stem cell therapy to regenerate neurons in damaged areas of zebra fish spinal cords. The treatment helped to restore movement following SCI. The findings raise the possibility of developing new treatments for humans suffering paralysis as a result of spinal cord injury. Read More

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·June 14, 2018·3 min read

Gene Therapy Restores Hand Function After Spinal Cord Injury: Rat Study

Researchers have successfully restored hand function and motor skills in rats who suffered paralysis as a result of spinal cord injury. Read More

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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. Read More

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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. Read More

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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. Read More

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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. Read More

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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. Read More

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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. Read More

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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. Read More

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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. Read More

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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. Read More

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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. Read More

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