(Reuters) - German researchers have enabled mice paralyzed after spinal cord injuries to walk again, re-establishing a neural link hitherto considered irreparable in mammals by using a designer protein injected into the brain.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier announces the launch of his new 501(c)3, the Ryan Shazier Fund for Spinal Rehabilitation.
Go inside the community simulation environment of Realistic Environment Applied Learning (REAL) therapy and learn how functional, task-specific treatment improves service delivery and patient outcomes. By Tracie Hunnicutt, MS, CCC-SLP; Julie Clement, OTR; and Susan Adix, PT.
AbbVie announces that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations for elezanumab (ABT-555), an investigational treatment for patients following spinal cord injury.
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The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation presents “Ask Nurse Linda” webinars, hosted by Linda Schultz, PhD, CRRN, on the last Wednesday of every month. The next webinar will be held on September 30.
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In a study published recently in Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports, Kessler Foundation scientists detail the benefits of returning to work, and effective approaches to improving employment outcomes for individuals disabled by spinal cord injury.
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Researchers have created a molecule that they suggest can restore lost connections in the spinal cord and brain of mice with neurological disorders including cerebellar ataxia, Alzheimer’s disease and spinal cord injury.
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Scientists have developed a non-invasive technique for unraveling the complex dynamics generated by spinal cord circuits to unprecedented detail, a first in functional magnetic resonance imaging that may one day help diagnose spinal cord dysfunction or injury, they report, in Neuron.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device designation for Stentrode, an implantable medical device designed to translate brain activity or stimulate the nervous system from the inside of a blood vessel, without the need for open brain surgery, Synchron announces in a media release.
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A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering and the University of Michigan has redesigned and enhanced a natural enzyme that they suggest shows promise in promoting the regrowth of nerve tissue following spinal cord injury or stroke.
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Paralyzed Veterans of America, in collaboration with the Consortium of SCI Medicine, has published a new Clinical Practice Guideline to guide health care providers in treating mental health disorders in adults with spinal cord injury and disease like MS and ALS.
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The simultaneous stimulation of the motor nerves of the brain and limbs (paired associative stimulation) when rehabilitating a paraplegic patient and restoring his ability to walk has yielded promising results, according to research conducted at the BioMag Laboratory, operated by the University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital and Aalto University.
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The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) hosts the free webinar “Living Well with Dr John – Adjustment Through the Lifespan,” on Wednesday, August 19, at 3:00 PM ET.
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Bioengineers have created an osmotic therapy device that gently removes fluid from the spinal cord to reduce swelling in injured rats with good results. The device can eventually be scaled up for testing in humans, they suggest.
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Researchers demonstrated the success of a fully implantable wireless medical device called a Stentrode Brain-Computer Interface designed to improve functional independence in patients with severe paralysis in an abstract presented recently at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 17th Annual Meeting.
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In a new study published in Cell Stem Cell, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report successfully implanting highly specialized grafts of neural stem cells directly into spinal cord injuries in mice, then documenting how the grafts grew and filled the injury sites, integrating with and mimicking the animals’ existing neuronal network.
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Regenerative rehabilitation specialists report positive results from a pilot study of the combination of a single injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and a home-based exercise program for wheelchair users with recalcitrant shoulder pain, in The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.
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Spinal cord injuries in mice cause an acquired bone marrow failure syndrome that may contribute to chronic immune dysfunction, according to Research conducted at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, in Nature Communications.
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