Month: February 2016

Researchers analyzed data from nearly 4,000 people in the United States who suffered a spinal cord injury between 2000 and 2014 and found that early rehabilitation was associated with better physical functioning when patients left the hospital and during the following…

Restoring bladder and bowel control is very high on the list of priorities for people with spinal cord injury, second only to hand and arm function. Professor James Fawcett and his team at Cambridge University are developing a ‘biorobotic’ device that can…

In a paper published in the Journal of Neurochemistry, researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina have shown that  estrogen at a low dose could be a promising therapeutic agent for treating acute SCI. Publish paper

Key to the bionic spine is an electrode array the size of a small paperclip. With the aid of a catheter, this stent is inserted into the jugular vein in the neck and pushed up the vein until it reaches…

In a randomised clinical trial involving 64 patients with traumatic SCI, Iranian scientists have shown that the administration of progesterone and vitamin D in the acute phase is associated with better functional recovery and outcome. Published paper

A study by French researchers has shown that a year of FES was highly beneficial for one 36-year old woman with a spinal cord injury. The volunteer had improvements in strength, muscle mass, bone density, and oxygen uptake. Published paper

Scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have demonstrated that axon regenerative capacity can be boosted with the right stimulants on neuronal activity through either an optogenetic or a chemogenetic approach. Read more… | Published paper

A UCLA research team has found a combination of proteins that could significantly improve clinical bone restoration. The findings may be a big step toward developing effective therapeutic treatments for bone skeletal defects, bone loss and osteoporosis. Read more… | Published…