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tag spinal cord injury culture disease medicine
Drug Spurs Neuron Growth in Mice with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Natalia Mesa, PhD
| Sep 27, 2022
| 4 min read
A protein duo increases transcription of growth-related genes to enhance axon regeneration and boost plasticity, a study finds—but fails to improve mobility.
Stem Cell Implants Improve Monkeys’ Grip After Spinal Cord Injury
Ashley Yeager
| Feb 26, 2018
| 3 min read
Thousands of axons grew from the transplants and connected to damaged primate tissue, the first such demonstration in primates.
Japan Approves iPS Cell Therapy Trial for Spinal Cord Injury
Catherine Offord
| Feb 18, 2019
| 1 min read
The treatment will be tested in a handful of patients who suffered nerve damage in sports or traffic accidents.
Hibernating Bears Provide Clue to Preventing Serious Clots in Humans
Natalia Mesa, PhD
| Apr 13, 2023
| 3 min read
Low levels of the clotting factor HSP47 protect the sleeping giants from blood clots, and the same may be possible for humans and other mammals.
Next Generation: Nanotube Scaffolds Reconnect Spinal Neurons
Ruth Williams
| Jul 15, 2016
| 3 min read
A 3-D carbon nanotube mesh enables rat spinal tissue sections to reconnect in culture.
Making New Spinal Neurons
Ed Yong
| Feb 25, 2014
| 3 min read
With a single gene, scientists reprogram supporting cells in the spines of living mice into new neurons.
Bespoke Stem Cells for Brain Disease
Nsikan Akpan
| Jan 14, 2013
| 3 min read
Scientists use virus-free gene therapy on patient-derived stem cells to repair spinal muscular atrophy in mice.
Fetal cells used to treat ALS
Paul Mooney(pjmooney@mac.com)
| Jul 29, 2004
| 4 min read
Americans seek glial cell transplants in Beijing for spinal injury and other conditions
Food for Thought: A Recipe for Regenerating Nerves
Iris Kulbatski, PhD
| Oct 23, 2023
| 3 min read
Al dente asparagus stalks may hold the key to successful neural stem cell therapy for repairing injured axons.
A Chronic Itch: Burrowing Beneath the Skin
Brian S. Kim, MD
| Sep 8, 2023
| 9 min read
We have barely scratched the surface of itch science and what it indicates about our health.
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