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Antioxidants that target the spinal fluid to prevent 'chemo brain'
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Boston [US], September 14 (ANI): Chemo brain, a chronic side effect that makes it difficult to recall things, pay attention, and learn new information, affects up to three-quarters of cancer patients getting chemotherapy. When it affects children, whose brains are still developing, it could
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Study: Untapped stem cell potential may help heal damaged spinal cord
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): Scientists have identified a group of latent stem cells that respond to injury in the central nervous system of mice. If a similar type of cell exists in humans, they could offer a new therapeutic approach to treat brain and spinal cord injuries.
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Study finds whether people with spinal injury can walk and run
Updated : 3 years, 7 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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Children, teenagers getting spinal surgery don't need so many opioids:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): According to a study, children and teenagers with scoliosis who undergo spinal fusion can still be given an acceptable amount of pain medication while using fewer opioids.
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Study reveals how young giraffes escape from its predators
Updated : 3 years, 8 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, 8 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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Study finds Spinal fractures in elderly avoidable with simple X-ray method
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], June 28 (ANI): According to a recent study by the University of Gothenburg revealed that vertebral compression fractures are very common among older people, and those with such fractures are at higher risk of incurring new ones. The research also stated that an X-ray met
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Over 5 million Chinese students, adolescents suffer from spinal deformitie
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 28 (ANI): Over 5 million primary and high school students in China suffer from Spinal deformities, with an annual increase in cases of about 300,000, a report said citing experts who suggested that Scoliosis has become the third most harmful disease for Chinese child
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