Category Archives: Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

In the quest to treat spinal cord injuries and restore function to paralyzed limbs, researchers have developed a novel approach that could revolutionize the field. A team of University of Cambridge scientists has designed a thin, flexible electronic device that can be wrapped around the spinal cord, allowing for unprecedented recording and stimulation of neural activity Continue reading →

Conditions such as diabetes, heart attack and vascular diseases commonly diagnosed in people with spinal cord injuries can be traced to abnormal post-injury neuronal activity that causes abdominal fat tissue compounds to leak and pool in the liver and other organs, a new animal study has found. After discovering the connection between dysregulated neuron function and the breakdown of triglycerides in fat tissue in mice, researchers found that a short course of the drug gabapentin, commonly prescribed for nerve pain, prevented the damaging metabolic effects of the spinal cord injury. Gabapentin inhibits a neural protein that, after the nervous system is damaged, becomes overactive and causes communication problems in this case, affecting sensory neurons and the abdominal fat tissue to which theyre sending signals. Continue reading →

To celebrate the centre, which is also the largest and oldest of its kind in the UK, launched an appeal to raise 80k to continue to fund the best treatments and care for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) as well as future research into new rehabilitation approaches and technologies. To celebrate the centre, which is also the largest and oldest of its kind in the UK, launched an appeal to raise 80k to continue to fund the best treatments and care for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) as well as future research into new rehabilitation approaches and technologies. The NSIC launched the appeal at a Founders Day Event, attended by colleagues, patients, their families and friends, on 1st February 2024. Continue reading →

Faculty of medicine researchers are among the UBC recipients of the Michael Smith Health Research BC 2022 Health Professional-Investigator awards. The Health Professional-Investigator Program supports health professionals to develop and advance research with the goal of bringing research evidence into practice within the health system. Continue reading →

A $6 million boost through the federal governments Medical Research Future Fund will fund vital research into treatments for spinal cord injuries. When Duncan Wallace was hit by a drunk driver 40 years ago, he was told by doctors that he would never walk again. Now, as executive director of SpinalCure Australia, he believes no one with a spinal cord injury today needs to receive such pessimistic news. Continue reading →

CARLSBAD - Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic cell therapies for unmet medical needs, today announced that results from imaging analyses of structural changes and visual data from a Phase 1/2a clinical study of RG6501 (OpRegen), were presented at the 2023 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting (ARVO 2023). The presentation, 'Exploratory optical coherence tomography (OCT) analysis in patients with geographic atrophy (GA) treated by OpRegen: Results from the Phase 1/2a trial' was presented by Eyal Banin, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Retinal and Macular Degenerations, Department of Ophthalmology at Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, on behalf of Roche and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group Continue reading →

Summary: It may be possible to optimize the stimulation parameters of brain implants in animals without human intervention. The study highlights the potential for autonomous optimization of prostheses implanted in the brain. The advance may prove to be beneficial for those with spinal cord injury and diseases that affect movement Continue reading →

Texas A&Ms veterinary school was recently ranked 11th in the world. However, College Station residents might not know the school offers not only training to future vets, but discounted treatment for their pets. Continue reading →

Living with chronic pain is debilitating and exasperating, especially when the pain continues after youve already undergone surgery to correct the condition. Many times, the surgery has corrected the physical problem and has healed completely, but the nerves that transmit pain to the brain have failed to turn off. People with chronic pain should never give up, Dr. Continue reading →

Implanting electrodes into the brain triggers inflammation by activating a group of immune signaling proteins called the inflammasome which detects infection and, in turn, prompts a strong inflammatory response, a new study shows. These findings may open new avenues to improve deep brain stimulation, a type of therapy used in Parkinsons disease and other neurological disorders to ease patients symptoms. Uncovering multiple mediators that contribute to neuroinflammation will build a greater understanding of the intricate immune response following [electrode] insertion as well as serve to reveal potential therapeutic targets to minimize neuroinflammation, the researchers wrote Continue reading →