Scientists: New treatment can prevent paralysis in dogs
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INDIANAPOLIS A chemical cousin of antifreeze may offer the eventual hope that people with crushed spinal cords can walk again. Purdue University researchers injected 19 paraplegic dogs with PEG, a nontoxic liquid polymer not unlike antifreeze.
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A new technique is helping re-animate the faces of patients with severe long-term facial paralysis, doctors say.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Scientists have discovered that an experimental plaque-clearing antibody given to mice with Alzheimer's disease not only halts nerve damage in the brain but actually reverses some of it.
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Scientists have harnessed the body's own natural defences against infection to make a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
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Scientists discover a new protein they believe could help develop much more effective medicines.
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While many promising stem cell therapies are still awaiting approval for use in humans, vets are already using the technology to treat arthritis and tendon ailments in dogs and horses.
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Scientists say they have found a safer way of controlling genes to treat disease.
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Dogs with paralysed hind legs regained the ability to walk after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged spinal cords, scientists reported.
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US scientists have developed a gene therapy treatment which they hope could revolutionise pain relief.
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Scientists believe they may have found a new way to fight a potentially dangerous stomach infection.
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Researchers are studying the spinal cord of the eel-like sea lamprey in hopes that a machine based on its structure could someday enable paralyzed people to regain control of their legs. By Karen Lurie.
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A gene that causes a rare but severe form of epilepsy in people is also found in highly bred dogs, which could lead to new ways to treat the condition, an international team of researchers said on Thursday.
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INDIANAPOLIS Dec 3, 2004 - Dogs with paralyzed hind legs regained the ability to walk after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged spinal cords, scientists reported.
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Research into using stem cells to repair damaged nerves just got a big boost, with scientists pinpointing a protein key to controlling binocular vision -- visual depth perception -- in mammals.
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âWe show, for the first time, we can deliver these potentially high-quality therapeutics to an animal.â Hans-Peter Vornlocher, Scientist, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.
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This Australian seaweeed could yield a new treatment for cholera and perhaps a whole new type of antibiotic medicine, scientists said yesterday.
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An experimental body cooling treatment used on an injured National Football League player offers promise for preventing paralysis in people who sustain severe spinal cord injuries, experts said on Thursday.