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Brain, spinal cord are protected by immune cells from skull's bone marrow:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine discovered that immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. This opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a
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Immune cells from skull bone marrow guard the brain, spinal cord: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have discovered that the immune cells that protect the brain and spinal cord come primarily from the skull. The finding opens up the possibility of developing therapies to target such cells as a way to
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Exoskeleton-assisted walking may improve bowel function in people with spi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Physical intervention plans that include walking, not just standing, may enhance multiple measures of bowel function, according to the findings of new research.
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Researchers develop stimulators that could aid spinal cord, heart therapie
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Houston (Texas) [US], May 11 (ANI): Engineers have developed a new version of their wireless implant that allows for multiple stimulators to be programmed and magnetically powered from a single transmitter outside the body. The implants could be used to treat spinal cord injuries or as pacem
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Study: Spinal fluid of Alzheimer patients signals higher risk of gene infl
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
North Carolina [US], February 12 (ANI): A clinical study by researchers of Duke University School of Medicine asserts that individuals who have a gene variant associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease also tend to have changes in the fluid around their cerebrum and
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2-year-old girl treated successfully for lower back Spondylolisthesis by K
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): Spondylolisthesis in the lower spine or lower back is where there is a slip of one vertebrae over the other causing Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Compression. This is usually caused due to trauma, degeneration or congenital problems. This
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Study sheds light on deficits in processing speed in individuals with spin
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], January 3 (ANI): On studying processing speed deficits in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), a team of rehabilitation researchers found that the SCI group and older controls had similar activation patterns, but the SCI group differed significantly from their age-matc
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Scientists explore deficits in processing speed in individuals with spinal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], December 31 (ANI): A team of rehabilitation researchers has studied processing speed deficits in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). They found that the SCI group and older controls had similar activation patterns, but the SCI group differed significantly from their a
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Chitkara University in Collaboration with SCL Mohali Develops Neural Ampli
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mohali/Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): The VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University, Punjab, India in collaboration with Semi-conductor Laboratory (SCL), Mohali, Punjab, India have designed and fabricated a low-voltage low-noise neural amplifier silicon chip in
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'Unique Astrocytes' may enhance chronic pain treatments: Study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Fukuoka [Japan], November 29 (ANI): A study by Kyushu University has found a new method to enhance chronic pain treatments by discovering a unique population of spinal cord astrocytes with a role in producing pain hypersensitivity.
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New study to enhance chronic pain treatments
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Fukuoka [Japan], November 26 (ANI): Researchers at Kyushu University's Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences have discovered a unique population of spinal cord astrocytes with a role in producing pain hypersensitivity to strengthen the effect of chronic pain treatments.
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Researchers suggest osmotic therapy device for spinal cord injuries
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], Aug 16 (ANI): A team of researchers has found an osmotic therapy device that helps in gently removing the fluid from the spinal cord to reduce swelling after an injury.
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