Dr Ning Yuan and colleagues found that transplantation of neural stem cells in a double-layer collagen membrane with unequal pore sizes is an effective therapeutic strategy to repair an injured spinal cord in rats. More information: Yuan N, Tian W,…
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Motoneuron-like cell transplantation and GDNF delivery for repair of SCI
Iranian scientists have show that injected adipose-derived stem cells-transdifferentiated motoneurons combined with transplanted glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF)-gelfoam complex holds a great promise for repair of spinal cord injury. More information: Abdanipour A, Tiraihi T, Taheri T. Intraspinal transplantation of motoneuron-like…
Chondroitinase clinical trial for paralysed dogs
During the past decade, numerous experiments in laboratory rodents have shown the benefits of injecting chondroitinase into regions of damaged spinal cord. Iowa State University researchers are running a randomised control trial treating paralysed dogs with chondroitinase and physical therapy…
Sniff n Fix? Intranasal nerve growth factor repairs injured spinal cord neurons
Italian researcher Dr. Luigi Aloe has shown that intranasal administration of nerve growth factor can bypass the blood-brain barrier and stimulate the growth of spinal cord neurons. Related results were published in Neural Regeneration Research (Vol. 9, No. 10, 2014).…
New study taps into genetics of spinal pain
Pain researchers at the University of Adelaide have launched a new study to investigate the underlying reasons why some sufferers of spinal injury have persistent pain and others don’t. People from South Australia and New South Wales who have suffered…
Neurological and psychological effects of SCUBA diving and high altitude exercise on individuals with chronic spinal cord injury
http://vimeo.com/79357580 Dr. Becker discusses the benefits noted when people with SCI participate in these activities, including improvements in spasticity, ASIA motor and sensory scores, and PTSD symptoms.
London firm creates mind-controlled commands for Google Glass
This Place, an agency that specializes in creating user interfaces and experiences for programs used in the medical industry, developed a software called MindRDR that allows Google Glass to connect with the Neurosky MindWave Mobile EEG biosensor, a head-mounted device…
Spinal cord mass resulting from olfactory stem cell therapy
A spinal mass was identified in a young woman with complete spinal cord injury 8 years after she had undergone implantation of olfactory mucosal cells in the hopes of regaining sensory and motor function. The case was reported in Journal…
Buddy system boosts stem cell survival
When they were discovered, mesenchymal stem cells seemed ready to get in the swim of regenerative medicine. But they floundered. In hundreds of clinical trials, stem cells sank long before they could help patients. Mesenchymal stem cells, which are found…
Wheelchair controlled by eyes only
http://youtu.be/ZckE7FMWrw8 Scientists in London have developed an algorithm-based decoder system that enables wheelchair users to move around simply by looking to where they wish to travel. The researchers at Imperial College London say the system is inexpensive and easy to…