Chemical Injections May 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. Richard Borgens says a new treatment helped dogs like Kady walk again.
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Researchers have successfully tested injections of a liquid polymer to heal spinal injuries in dogs in an experiment that also offers hope for preventing human paralysis.
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NEW YORK  - As a treatment for muscle stiffness in children with cerebral palsy, shots of botulinum toxin A, best known by the brand name Botox, are safe and produce measurable improvements in function, according to a new study. However, patients and their families may not perceive the improvements as very meaningful.
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[Kerala, India]: Washington, Dec 5: Researchers at the Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis, and Texas A&amp;M University have developed a successful method for healing spinal injuries in dogs that offers hope for preventing human paralysis.
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Vitamin shots may help protect multiple sclerosis patients from severe long-term disability, a study suggests.
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LONDON  - The acute sense of smell that  makes dogs useful for detecting illegal substances at airports  might also be used to help doctors diagnosis bladder cancer,  researchers reported this week in the British Medical Journal.
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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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NEW YORK  - An injection of botulinum toxin  (Botox) into the stomach is a safe method of relieving the  nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain that occurs with diabetic  gastroparesis, findings from a small study suggest.
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Voice tremor responds to injections of Botox into the vocal cords, researchers have shown.
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It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
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A pregnancy hormone may help repair the damage to nerves caused by multiple sclerosis, research suggests.
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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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A type of drug used to treat schizophrenia can protect brain cells from a virus that causes a fatal nervous system disorder, say experts.
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But a cure for the paralysis that plagued the popular actor -- and ultimately led to his death Sunday -- may lie inside test tubes in a basement lab in Saginaw Township.
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LONDON  - The acute sense of smell that makes dogs useful for detecting illegal substances at airports might also be used to help doctors diagnosis bladder cancer, researchers reported this week in the British Medical Journal.
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24 - In an animal model of Parkinson&#39;s, exercise prevents degeneration of nerve cells that are normally impaired or destroyed by the disease, according to University of Pittsburgh researchers.
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If you&#39;re worried about your pet getting West Nile Virus, put your fears aside. Unless Buddy is a horse. While dogs, cats and birds rarely get the mosquito-borne disease, it can be lethal to equines.