Spinal Cord Injuries News

Purdue University scientists say they've shown how an experimental drug might restore the function of nerves damaged in spinal cord injuries.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have shown how an experimental drug might restore the function of nerves damaged in spinal cord injuries by preventing short circuits caused when tiny "potassium channels" in the fibers are exposed.

Rehab center has new leader - Northeast Center for Special Care, a rehabilitation facility in Lake Katrine, recently named Craig Wittman of Rensselaer County its new administrator.

Researchers have shown how an experimental drug might restore the function of nerves damaged in spinal cord injuries by preventing short circuits caused when tiny "potassium channels" in the fibers are exposed by trauma.

Nov 11, 2009 - Geron Corporation today announced the publication of data showing that oligodendrocyte progenitor cells derived from human embryonic stem cells , when transplanted into a rodent model of cervical spinal cord injury, reduced tissue damage within the lesion and improved recovery of locomotor function.

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Stem Cell Research ; Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 10 Nov 2009 - 6:00 PST 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 ...

Researchers have developed an improved version of an enzyme that degrades the dense scar tissue that forms when the central nervous system is damaged.

Mental health organization Hope Network has merged with Insight, an addiction treatment and mental health provider.

Results of the cervical study currently appear online in the journal Stem Cells.

UC Irvine's embryonic stem cell therapy a ' which is the first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for human testing a ' is showing positive results.

Listen to the report Thousands of children at the Shriners hospital are being treated for serious medical conditions like burns and spinal cord injuries.

An opportunity for free medical treatment is being offered for children under the age of 18.

Researchers have developed a new enzyme to break down dense scar tissue that builds up on the spinal cord after central nervous system damage.

The civilian passenger was expecting the ride of a lifetime when he strapped himself into the back seat of a South African Air Force Silver Falcons aircraft.

US researchers have engineered an enzyme that can gobble up scar tissue formed after spinal cord injuries, overcoming a key hurdle to getting injured nerves to reconnect and heal.

We're spending this month talking about various types of disabilities.We'll start today with learning disabilities, then progress to mental illnesses, followed by hearing impairments and deafness, visual impairments and spinal cord injuries.

"The science is so big now," said Dr. Stuart A. Lipton, director of the Burnham Institute's Del cq E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging and Stem Cell Research Center.

James Loris is walking again. A neck injury disrupted the brain's communication with his body, causing paralysis.

BACKGROUND: About 12,000 people suffer spinal cord injuries in the United States very year, according to the Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care & Cure.

Researchers in San Diego might have discovered a way to do what was previously thought impossible: to train nerves to properly regenerate themselves.