INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE INDIANAPOLIS—Spinal cord and brain injury researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are studying new alternatives to promote functional recovery after a spinal cord injury. In a paper recently published in JCI Insight, the team of researchers used models in the lab to investigate a unilateral spinal cord injury similar to Brown-Sequard...
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Mental health is an issue for people with spinal cord injury. Chronic pain makes it worse
MICHIGAN MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IMAGE: A SPINE GRAPHIC CREDIT: MICHIGAN MEDICINE Adults living with spinal cord injuries have a near-80% increased risk of developing psychological conditions, such as depression and anxiety, compared to people without the traumatic injury, a new study shows. But chronic pain may have an equally large, negative effect on...
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Novel hydrogel promotes neural regeneration after spinal cord injury
by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences Schematic diagram of the dual-functional immunoregulatory hydrogel for regulating the inflammatory microenvironment after spinal cord injury. Credit: IGDB Researchers led by Prof. Dai Jianwu from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a multifunctional scaffold to effectively regulate the immune microenvironment...
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Phase 2 Trial of MT-3921 initiated for treatment of spinal cord injury
OSAKA UNIVERSITY Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC, Head Office: Chuo-ku, Osaka; President & Representative Director, CEO: Hiroaki Ueno) and Professor Toshihide Yamashita at the Department of Molecular Neuroscience and Department of Neuro-Medical Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, announced today that MTPC’s research and development subsidiary in the US, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Development America, Inc. (MTDA)...
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‘Zombie cells’ hold clues to spinal cord injury repair
Mammals have a poor ability to recover after a spinal cord injury which can result in paralysis. The main reason for this is the formation of a complex scar associated with chronic inflammation that produces a cellular microenvironment that blocks tissue repair. Now, a research team led by Leonor Saude, group leader at Instituto de...
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Cell reprogramming could aid spinal cord injury recovery
by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Dr. Hedong Li Credit: Chris Thelen Cells called astrocytes normally support our neurons, and now scientists are working to reprogram the star-shaped cells into neurons that help reconnect the brain and body after a spinal cord injury. “We are at the stage of optimization. We know this reprogramming...
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IU researchers discover new potential for functional recovery after spinal cord injury
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IMAGE: FROM LEFT, WEI WU, PHD, AND XIAO-MING XU, PHD CREDIT: IU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully reprogrammed a glial cell type in the central nervous system into new neurons to promote recovery after spinal cord injury–revealing an untapped potential to leverage the cell...
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New treatment allows some people with spinal cord injury to regain hand and arm function
by University of Washington Fatma Inanici applies small patches that will deliver electrical currents to the injured area on a participant’s neck. Note: This photo was taken in 2018. Credit: Marcus Donner/Center for Neurotechnology Almost 18,000 Americans experience traumatic spinal cord injuries every year. Many of these people are unable to use their hands and arms...
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Exoskeleton-assisted walking improves mobility in individuals with spinal cord injury
KESSLER FOUNDATION IMAGE: FOR THIS STUDY, TWO TYPES OF EXOSKELETONS WERE USED BY PARTICIPANTS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY – EKSO GT, SHOWN HERE, AND REWALK. East Hanover, NJ. November 12, 2020. Exoskeletal-assisted walking is safe, feasible, and effective in individuals disabled by spinal cord injury, according to the results of a federally funded multi-site randomized clinical...
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Blood pressure drug may prevent spasms caused by spinal cord injury
By Nick Lavars One of the serious and enduring side effects of a spinal cord injury can be the gradual development of regular muscle spasms, something that afflicts around 70 percent of sufferers, according to researchers at the University of Copenhagen. These scientists may have uncovered an effective new treatment for this side effect in...