ScienceDaily (Feb. 24, 2010) — Researchers at UTHealth have demonstrated in rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an injured spinal cord can help restore the electrical pathways associated with movement. The results are published in the Feb. 24 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. (more…)
ScienceDaily (Jan. 12, 2010) — New technologies used to repair spinal fractures could soon be helping patients suffering from the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma. (more…)
ScienceDaily (Dec. 7, 2009) — A randomized, controlled study comparing standard conservative therapy to a minimally invasive treatment called percutaneous disc decompression for painful herniated disc revealed that while both treatments help patients in the short run, only disc decompression kept patients pain free up to two years later. Results of the study, the first of its kind, were presented December 2 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). (more…)
ScienceDaily (Nov. 20, 2009) — Researchers have shown how an experimental drug might restore the function of nerves damaged in spinal cord injuries by preventing short circuits caused when tiny “potassium channels” in the fibers are exposed. (more…)
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