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Study finds whether people with spinal injury can walk and run
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 20 (ANI): An international research team has successfully recovered muscular mobility in a model of paralysed mice using organic neurons. Prof. Tae-Woo Lee (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea) and Prof. Zh
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Can people with spinal injuries walk and run, researchers probe in new stu
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 15 (ANI): An international research team has succeeded in recovering muscle movement in a model of paralysed mice organic through artificial nerves. The team was led by Prof. Tae-Woo Lee (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University,
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Study reveals how young giraffes escape from its predators
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): According to a study, the young giraffe or foal needs to develop its ability to move quickly on its legs in order to avoid predators. Animals' spinal cords contain networks for coordinating their muscles after birth. It takes some time to become proficient in
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Scientists create dog-sized robot to study how animals learn to walk
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Stuttgart [Germany], July 18 (ANI): The Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart conducted a study to discover how animals learn to walk and learn from stumbling. They created a four-legged, dog-sized robot to assist them in figuring out the details.
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Study offers first proof of connection between chronic pain and opioid use
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Columbus [Ohio], July 11 (ANI): Scientists have long suspected a link between opioid use disorder (OUD) and chronic pain, but the brain processes that link OUD and chronic pain remain unknown. Researchers from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine and the Un
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Electrical stimulation improves arm control in paralyzed monkeys
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): Pre-clinical experiments suggest that electrical stimulation of surviving nerves of the upper spinal cord damaged by severe injury will allow individuals with limited arm function to partially regain lost movement.
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The Association of People with Disability (APD) receives the HCL 2022 Gran
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India] July 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Association of People with Disability (APD), has received a grant of Rs 5 crore from the HCL Foundation (HCLF), the CSR arm of HCL Technologies for its approach to Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. The flagship program of the HCL Foun
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PM Modi enquires about Captain Amarinder Singh's health after spinal surge
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to Punjab Lok Congress founder and former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh to enquire about his health after he had undergone a successful spinal surgery today.
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Brain cell activity is responsible for central nervous system disorder out
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Los Angeles (California) [US], June 2 (ANI): According to a research led by the investigators at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, brain cell activities and the spinal cord is responsible for regulating the body's response to the central nervous systems (CNS) disorders such as Alzheimer's, Hu
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Research brings hope for the treatment of spinal cord injuries
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Birmingham [England], May 20 (ANI): According to the University of Birmingham, scientists discovered that blocking the inflammatory response in the spinal cord may reduce damage after spinal cord injury.
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Radiofrequency spinal cord stimulation shows improved longer-lasting pain
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
San Diego (California) [US], April 29 (ANI): According to a new study, chronic pain spinal cord stimulation (SCS) uses an implanted device to supply a small amount of electricity directly to the spinal cord, altering or blocking nerve activity and minimizing the sensation of pain reaching th
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Study finds men and women process pain signal differently
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 27 (ANI): Researchers have found that neurons in the spinal cord process pain signals differently in women compared to men.
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