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·August 22, 2011·4 min read

Major ALS Breakthrough – Common Cause of All Forms of ALS Discovered

Researchers discover common cause of all forms of ALS. The underlying disease process of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS and Lou Gehrig’s disease), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that paralyzes its victims, has long eluded scientists and prevented development of effective therapies. Scientists weren’t even sure all its forms actually converged into a common disease process. Read More

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·August 2, 2011·3 min read

To Relieve Back Aches, Cornell Researchers Create Bioengineered Spinal Disc Implants

Every year, millions of people contend with lower back and neck discomfort. With intent to ease their pain, Cornell University... Read More

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·July 14, 2011·2 min read

Breathing Restored after Spinal Cord Injury in Rodent Model

Study published in the online issue of Nature on July 14 Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine... Read More

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·July 11, 2011·2 min read

Neural Stem Progenitor Cell Transplantation’s Potential to Aid Spinal Cord Injury Tested

A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (20:5) investigating optimal routes for transplanting neural stem/progenitor cells (NS/PCs)... Read More

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·May 19, 2011·5 min read

Paraplegic Man Stands, Steps With Assistance and Moves His Legs Voluntarily

Regimen of epidural spinal cord stimulation plus extensive locomotor training ‘a significant breakthrough;’ results published today in the Lancet A... Read More

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·March 4, 2011·4 min read

Neuronal Loss in ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Possibly Due to TDP-43 Loss

Research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, has lead to new information about neuronal loss... Read More

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·March 1, 2011·2 min read

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Used to Create Variety of Motor Neurons in Lab

Researchers created a wide variety of motor neurons using human embryonic stem cells and a new technique. In previous research,... Read More

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·January 28, 2011·4 min read

Spinal Cord Regeneration Barriers Removed with Cancer Drug

The researchers claim Taxol was effective in promoting regeneration of injured spinal cord nerve cells in rats following spinal cord lesions. Only a few weeks following the spinal cord lesions and Taxol application, rats showed significant improvement in movements. Read More

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·December 14, 2010·4 min read

Feeling Robotic Arms Improves Brain Machine Interfaces

Proprioception feedback of a robotic arm helped improve the performance of monkeys using brain machine interfaces to control a computer cursor. When the monkeys were fit with exoskeletons that provided arm movements synchronized with the cursor movement, control of the cursor improved by 40%. Read More

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·October 11, 2010·5 min read

First Clinical Trial of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy in the World Begins

Human embryonic stem cell therapy is being tried on a human for the first time in a new clinical trial.... Read More

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·September 15, 2010·1 min read

Human Neural Stem Cells Reverse Rat Stroke Brain Damage

Neuralstem has released a new report detailing positive results for stem cell treatments. Initial findings show that not only do implanted human spinal cord-derived stem cells survive, but also differentiate into neurons in rats brains affected by strokes. This finding could potentially provide new therapies for treating strokes. Read More