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In what is being described as a world-first, scientists in Israel have reportedly grown spinal cord implants utilizing tissue extracted from human volunteers. Those implants were then used to restore full walking abilities to previously paralyzed mice…. Continue reading Lab-grown human spinal cord tissue gets paralyzed mice walking again
As people get older, the intervertebral discs in their spine tend to deteriorate, some of which end up being surgically replaced with implants. A new patient-specific spinal model, however, could help determine how successful such surgery will be.Conti… Continue reading Patient-specific spinal model may predict the effect of disc implants
Where some parts of the human body are able to heal relatively well following an injury, a damaged spinal cord is one that has a notoriously difficult time. But a new type of artificial scaffold is providing scientists with new cause for optimism. It f… Continue reading Spinal cord scaffold sends regenerating neurons in the right direction
Spinal cord injuries are among the most debilitating, leading to difficulty walking or a complete paralysis of limbs. In a new breakthrough study, researchers at Northwestern University have developed a gel containing “dancing molecules” that allowed p… Continue reading Injection of “dancing molecules” gets paralyzed mice walking in 4 weeks
As the human body grows older, its tissues accumulate higher concentrations of what are known as senescent cells, which no longer possess the ability to divide and instead accelerate the aging process. By investigating this process in discs in the spin… Continue reading Anti-aging drugs preserve spinal discs to target age-related back pain
By targeting the same mechanisms through which epidural anesthesia controls pain during child birth, engineers at the University of Cambridge have demonstrated a new medical implant that could offer relief from other types of severe pain. Administered … Continue reading Spinal implant inflates like a tiny air mattress to block severe pain
Spinal cord injuries lead to permanent paralysis, and unfortunately there isn’t much that doctors can do to repair the damage. But a new study may help improve the outcomes, with researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) showing … Continue reading Injectable scaffolds help repair nerves after spinal injuries
A detailed analysis of 13 case histories has found intravenous injections of stem cells lead to substantial motor function improvements in patients suffering spinal cord injury. The research also suggests the novel therapy is safe, with no major advers… Continue reading New evidence stem cell therapy helps spinal injury patients
In a new study, German scientists have restored the ability to walk in mice that had been paralyzed after a complete spinal cord injury. The team created a “designer” signaling protein and injected it into the animals’ brains, stimulating their nerve c… Continue reading Designer protein helps paralyzed mice walk again in breakthrough study
Using implants to electrically stimulate the spinal cord is a clinically approved way to treat chronic pain, and recently scientists have been exploring what these devices could mean for Parkinson’s patients. The authors of a new study have found that the technique can not only reduce pain in these subjects where other treatments have failed, but it also improved motor symptoms in almost three quarters of the patients tested.
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