Alzheimer’s disease and related diseases can still only be confirmed in deceased patients’ brains via autopsy. Even so, the development of biomarkers can give patients […]
Osmotic therapy device could help improve treatment of spinal cord injuries
When injured, the spinal cord swells, restricting blood flow, resulting in further, often critical and permanent motor, sensory, and autonomic function damage. Rapid prevention of […]
Researchers report possible biomarker for pain in spinal fluid
Pain: we all experience it, but there’s no objective way to measure it. Sure, you can nominate what it feels like on the 10-point pain […]
An ‘EpiPen’ for spinal cord injuries
An injection of nanoparticles can prevent the body’s immune system from overreacting to trauma, potentially preventing some spinal cord injuries from resulting in paralysis. The […]
In lab, researchers flip pain switch in spinal cord cells
Facing an urgent need for safer and more effective therapies for those suffering from debilitating pain in the midst of an opioid crisis, Saint Louis […]
Spinal stimulation helps men with paraplegia walk again
Many years previously, the three men sustained injuries in the cervical area, or neck region, of their spinal cords that had left them paralyzed in […]