Contact: Jyoti Madhusoodanan jmadhusoodanan@plos.org 415-568-4545 Public Library of Science People with spinal cordPeople with spinal cord injuries show strong association of wheelchairs as part of their body, not extension of immobile limbs injuries show strong association of wheelchairs as part… Read More ›
Spinal cord
First evidence that chitosan could repair spinal damage
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Kathryn Knight kathryn@biologists.com 44-078-763-44333 The Company of Biologists Chitosan offers hope for spinal injury patients This release is available in Chinese. Richard Borgens and his colleagues from the Center for Paralysis Research at the… Read More ›
Medical Examiner keeps thousands of brains for ‘tests’ families call needless
By SUSAN EDELMAN Last Updated: 12:56 PM, October 28, 2012 Posted: 10:30 PM, October 27, 2012 EXCLUSIVE It’s the great brain robbery. The city Medical Examiner’s Office has kept the brains of more than 9,200 deceased New Yorkers — from… Read More ›
Active ingredients in marijuana found to spread and prolong pain : Transforms transient normal pain into persistent chronic pain
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Jim Kelly jpkelly@utmb.edu 409-772-8791 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Research has implications for medical use of drug and concepts of chronic pain GALVESTON, Texas — Imagine that you’re working on your back… Read More ›
Social contact can ease pain related to nerve damage, animal study suggests
Contact: Adam Hinzey Adam.Hinzey@osumc.edu Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – Companionship has the potential to reduce pain linked to nerve damage, according to a new study. Mice that were paired with a cage-mate showed lower pain responses and fewer signs… Read More ›
New study proves that pain is not a symptom of arthritis, pain causes arthritis
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Greg Williams Greg_Williams@urmc.rochester.edu 585-273-1757 University of Rochester Medical Center New treatments will seek to interrupt ‘crosstalk’ between joints and the spinal cord Pain is more than a symptom of osteoarthritis, it is an inherent… Read More ›
Paralyzed patients regain some sensory function after neural stem cell treatment
By Michelle Castillo StemCells’ human neural stem cell (Credit: StemCells Inc.) (CBS News) For most people who are paralyzed, there is no treatment available to help them regain full function of their limbs. But, promising new research… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 