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In breakthrough, nerve connections are regenerated after spinal cord injury

Researchers for the first time have induced robust regeneration of nerve connections that control voluntary movement after spinal cord injury, showing the potential for new therapeutic approaches to paralysis and other motor ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Scientists make paralyzed rats walk again after spinal-cord injury

UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run again while supporting their full weight on a treadmill.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 20, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (24) | comments 3

Researchers show brain waves can 'write' on a computer in early tests

Neuroscientists at the Mayo Clinic campus in Jacksonville, Fla., have demonstrated how brain waves can be used to type alphanumerical characters on a computer screen. By merely focusing on the "q" in a matrix of letters, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 3

US treats first patient with human embryonic stem cells (Update 2)

US doctors have begun the first tests of human embryonic stem cells in patients, treating a man with spinal cord injuries in a landmark trial of the controversial process, the Geron Corporation said Monday.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 4

A brain-recording device that melts into place

Scientists have developed a brain implant that essentially melts into place, snugly fitting to the brain's surface. The technology could pave the way for better devices to monitor and control seizures, and ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 18, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Master regulator found for regenerating nerve fibers in live animals

Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston report that an enzyme known as Mst3b, previously identified in their lab, is essential for regenerating damaged axons (nerve fibers) in a live animal model, in both the peripheral ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Researchers use brain interface to post to Twitter (w/Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- In early April, Adam Wilson posted a status update on the social networking Web site Twitter -- just by thinking about it.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 3

Stem cells restore mobility in neck-injured rats (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries - a finding that could expand the clinical ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Researchers develop a better way to grow stem cells

Human pluripotent stem cells, which can become any other kind of body cell, hold great potential to treat a wide range of ailments, including Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries. ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Montpellier team turns tables on robot-human interactions (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Robots have entered a newer phase of serving, not obeying. for use in medical settings. Chapter one in robotics history encouraged a perception of clever little machines skating around with ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Stem cell research breaks new ground in 2010

Two US companies this year broke new ground by winning regulatory approval to start the first experiments using embryonic stem cells on humans suffering from spinal cord injury and blindness.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Injured gymnast treated with cold recovering from spinal cord damage

A double flip gone wrong two weeks ago sent a 20-year-old Miami state champion gymnast to Jackson Memorial Hospital with a bilateral dislocation of two vertebrae. Jorge Valdez had attempted the double flip at a gym near The ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Regeneration can be achieved after chronic spinal cord injury

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that regeneration of central nervous system axons can be achieved in rats even when treatment delayed is more than a year after the original ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Researchers identify new stem cell

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in the skin that acts surprisingly like certain stem cells found in embryos: both can generate fat, bone, cartilage, and even nerve cells. These newly-described ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Research uncovers extensive natural recovery after spinal cord injury

A study led by researchers in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shows unexpected and extensive natural recovery after spinal cord injury in primates. ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast