Posts Tagged ‘stem cells’
Stem Cell Grafts and Rehabilitation Combined Boost Spinal Cord Injury Results
Posted on October 29th, 2022
In animal models, researchers found that intensive physical therapy in tandem with implanted neural stem cells increased tissue growth, repair, and functionality more than those treatments alone.
In recent years, researchers have made measurable progress, using animal models, to promote tissue regeneration in spinal cord injuries (SCI) through implanted neural stem cells or grafts. Other efforts have shown that intensive physical rehabilitation can improve function after SCI by promoting greater or new roles for undamaged or spared cells and neural circuits.
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Researchers Develop New Stem Cell Therapy for Treating Spinal Cord Injuries
Posted on April 15th, 2022
A new study by University of Manitoba researchers has developed a stem cell-based therapy that may eventually lead to new regenerative treatments for people with spinal cord injuries.
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Spinal Cord Stem Cells Can Help Repair After Injury
Posted on October 3rd, 2020
Spinal cord injury often leads to permanent functional impairment. In a new study published in the journal Science researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show that it is possible to stimulate stem cells in the mouse spinal cord to form large amounts of new oligodendrocytes, cells that are essential to the ability of neurons to transmit signals, and thus to help repair the spinal cord after injury.
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Stem Cells Improving Motor, Sensory Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Posted on November 28th, 2019
Stem cells derived from a patient’s own fat offer a step toward improving — not just stabilizing — motor and sensory function of people with spinal cord injuries, according to early research from Mayo Clinic.
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New Restrictions Put Fetal Tissue Research in the Balance
Posted on September 24th, 2019
Fetal tissue has led to vital biomedical research advances, but new restrictions may severely curb both its use and scientific progress, says UCSD distinguished professor Lawrence S. B. Goldstein.
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