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Brain decoder controls spinal cord stimulation

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits…

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Building ‘cellular bridges’ for spinal cord repair after injury

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body’s smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair…

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Spinal cord stimulation restores neural function, targets key feature of progressive neurodegenerative disease

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy…

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Antibody that neutralizes inhibitory factors involved in nerve regeneration leads to enhanced motor function after acute spinal cord injury

The latest study results have been published online in the journal The Lancet Neurology. A multi-centre clinical trial (NISCI trial:…

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Neural stem cell transplantation shows promise for treating chronic spinal cord injury

A Phase I clinical trial led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has demonstrated the…

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Brain scan predicts effectiveness of spinal cord surgery

A 10-minute brain scan can predict the effectiveness of a risky spinal surgery to alleviate intractable pain. The Kobe University…

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Hide TV Wires: 6 Simple Solutions That Instantly Cut Cord Clutter

Don’t let those ugly, twisted TV cords distract from your latest Netflix binge-watch. The weather outside is frightful and we’re…

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Researchers develop tools to examine neighborhood economic effects on spinal cord injury outcomes

Kessler Foundation researchers have developed robust measures of neighborhood economic factors to study how social determinants influence health outcomes after…

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Scientists discover ‘entirely unanticipated’ role of protein netrin1 in spinal cord development

Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have uncovered an…

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