Robo-skeleton Lets Paralysed Walk
( BBCNews 28-Aug-08 )
A robotic suit is helping people paralysed from the waist down do what was previously considered impossible - stand, walk and climb stairs.
New Hope For Stroke Patients
( LUHS 27-Aug-08 )
If a stroke patient doesn't get treatment within approximately the first three hours of symptoms, there's not much doctors can do to limit damage to the brain.
But now researchers report a technique that potentially could restore functions to patients weeks or even months after a stroke.
CPSG May Have Many Roles In Spinal Cord Injury Repair
( MNT 20-Aug-08 )
The proteoglycan chondroitin sulfate (CSPG) plays an important role not just in the formation of the glial scar but also in the repair of spinal cord injury, according to an article released on August 18, 2008 in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine.
Lab Boost For Spinal Injury Rehab
( BBCNews 15-Jul-08 )
A chemical used by bacteria to invade other cells may boost the chance of successful rehabilitation from spinal and brain injury, research suggests.
Court Delays Ruling On Paralysed Girl
( Independent 10-Jul-08 )
Maria Amin, a six-year-old Palestinian girl from Gaza who was paralysed from the neck down in an Israeli missile attack, was left in legal limbo yesterday after Israel's Supreme Court put off a decision on her long-term future.
Focus On Cord Blood Stem Cells As Potential Treatment Option
( Cord Blood Registry 24-Jun-08 )
Today there are more than 600 known disorders and conditions that affect the nervous system and for many of them treatment options are extremely limited. Stem cell therapy is one therapeutic option that is showing great promise.
Stem Cells Allow Paralysed Man To Breath Again
( Independent 29-May-08 )
An Australian man paralysed from the neck down in a sporting accident 14 years ago has claimed he can breathe again unaided for the first time after having stem cell treatment in India.
From Ethiopia to Beijing for Powerlifter
( APC 13-May-08 )
Ten years after he arrived in Australia as a refugee, Abebe Fekadu has earned the chance to compete for his new homeland at the Paralympic Games.
Nanotechnology For Spinal Cord Injury Shows Potential
( NU 29-Apr-08 )
A spinal cord injury often leads to permanent paralysis and loss of sensation below the site of the injury because the damaged nerve fibres can't regenerate. Researchers have shown that a new nano-engineered gel inhibits the formation of scar tissue at the injury site and enables the severed spinal cord fibres to regenerate and grow.
Process May Help Treat Parkinson's and Spinal Cord Injuries
( UMN 18-Apr-08 )
A new discovery may lead to a better understanding of how the spinal cord controls how people walk. These insights could help lead to treatments for central nervous system maladies such as Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injuries.
Mind Over Body: New Hope For Quadriplegics
( ICTR 19-Mar-08 )
Around 2.5 million people worldwide are wheelchair bound because of spinal injuries. Half of them are quadriplegic, paralysed from the neck down. European researchers are now offering them new hope thanks to groundbreaking technology that uses brain signals alone to control computers, artificial limbs and even wheelchairs.
Spinal Cord Injury May Not Increase Risk Of Heart Disease
( AHRQ 27-Feb-08 )
Americans who live with spinal cord injury do not appear to be at greater risk of developing carbohydrate and lipid disorders such as insulin resistance, diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, and high or low blood cholesterol levels risk factors for heart disease than able-bodied persons, according to new evidence review.
Action Medical Research Team Close To Repair Treatment For Spinal Injuries
( AMR 21-Feb-08 )
An Action Medical Research funded project, based at the Cambridge University Centre for Brain Repair, is on the brink of a major potential breakthrough in the repair of spinal cord injuries.
9 Out Of 10 Patients Walk Again In Some Form With Device, Therapy
( OSUMC 21-Feb-08 )
On average, it happens every hour of every day - someone suffers a spinal cord injury that can leave them paralyzed for life. An innovative device from the Christopher Reeve Foundation is helping some patients get out of their wheelchairs and back on their feet.
Nervous System Can Reorganize Itself And Use New Pathways To Restore Walking After Spinal Cord Injury
( UCLA 10-Jan-08 )
Spinal cord damage blocks the routes that the brain uses to send messages to the nerve cells that control walking. Until now, doctors believed that the only way for injured patients to walk again was to re-grow the long nerve highways that link the brain and base of the spinal cord.
Spinal Cord Injury More Frequent In Children with Seat Belt Injuries
( Temple University 20-Aug-07 )
Los Angeles Man Working To Beat Comeback Odds After Spinal Cord Injury Leads To Paralysis
( Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 17-Apr-07 )
For Some With Partial Spinal Cord Injury, Two Different Therapies Show Positive Results
( American Academy of Neurology 27-Feb-07 )
Researchers Find A Reaction To Spinal Cord Injury That Speeds Recovery In Young Rats
( Georgetown University Medical Center 27-Feb-07 )