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·September 5, 2018·5 min read

Simple Nerve Stimulation May Improve Sexual Response in Women

Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, a treatment commonly administered for bladder dysfunction, appears to improve sexual response in women who suffer female sexual dysfunction.

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·August 31, 2018·5 min read

An Early Recipe for Rewiring Spinal Cords

A new study reveals reverting neurons to an early growth state can help reconnect severed spinal cord nerves in rodent models of SCI.

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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.

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·May 26, 2018·4 min read

Frontal Lobe Implicated in Chronic Pain

A new study reveals, in rodents, some spinal pain begins in the frontal cortex. Researchers say the findings could help in the development of new treatments for chronic pain.

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·May 10, 2018·5 min read

Neuroinflammation Seen in Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots of Patients With Chronic Sciatica

A new study reveals a link between chronic sciatica and inflammation in key areas of the nervous system. Researchers say the location of the inflammation could help to determine which patients will feel relief from steroid injections to curb the pain.

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·May 1, 2018·5 min read

Key Brain to Spinal Cord Nerve Connections for Voluntary Movement Mapped

Researchers have successfully mapped brain to spinal cord neural connections that help drive voluntary movement. The map could be beneficial in developing new strategies to treat spinal cord damage.

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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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·February 21, 2018·4 min read

How the Brain Tells Our Limbs Apart

Researchers have identified contrasts in interneurons that govern motor control.

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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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·January 17, 2018·4 min read

Midbrain ‘Start Neurons’ Control Whether We Run or Walk

University of Copenhagen researchers have identified two areas of the midbrain that appear to play specific roles in the start, speed and content of dependent selection of locomotion in mice.

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·December 9, 2017·5 min read

When Your Spinal Cord Takes Charge

Researchers have uncovered how our spinal cord knows when to process specific information, and when to ignore it from distracting us at the task at hand.

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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.