An interesting new medical device currently being developed by researchers at the Northwestern University, in the US, has the potential to defy paralysis in people who thought they would never be able to walk again.
The instrument works by bypassing the damaged spinal cord, and relaying electrical impulses from the... |
25 April 2012
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A new study carried out by the University of Maryland, School of Medicine in Baltimore, proved that radiation therapy ameliorates trigeminal neuralgia, the painful condition associated with multiple sclerosis.Nearly 300,000 Americans are suffering from multiple sclerosis, a progressive neurological disease that trigg... |
26 October 2010
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Scientists at the University of California in Irvine (UCI) announce the development of a method of using human neural stem cells to heal chronic spinal cord injuries in mouse models. The therapy is apparently able to restore mobility in animals that suffered serious injuries in their spines, the team explains. The fi... |
20 August 2010
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The placebo effect has been documented on numerous instances. It is most obvious in the field of medicine, where patients told that they were given drugs for their pain or diseases seem to get better even though the pill itself contained only sugar or flour. Such an instance was recently documented using advanced obs... |
17 October 2009
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Spinal cord injuries are among the most dangerous of the lot, because it's very easy to section or otherwise damage nerves. When this happens, paralysis usually ensues, drastically affecting patients' quality of life. Therefore, finding solutions to remedy the nerve problem faster has been one of the main o... |
18 September 2009
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Scientists in the United States looking into ways of stopping progressive spinal cord injuries following accidents may have stumbled upon a method of doing this that actually works. In their experiments, they used the dye known as Brilliant Blue G (BBG), which is similar to those used to color foods. The University o... |
28 July 2009
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