Spinal injury 'bypassed' by nerve
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Doctors hope to use the body's own nerves to bridge the gap in the spinal cord left by paralysing injuries.
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Weight-loss surgery for severe obesity may carry the risk of damage to the network of nerves that runs throughout the body, researchers reported Thursday.
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Scientists have figured out how mice can regain some ability to walk after spinal cord injuries, and hope this insight can lead to a new approach to restoring function in people paralyzed by similar damage.
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[Health India]: London, Oct 17 : According to a team of researchers from Mayo Clinic in Minnesota a large number of patients who have stomach surgery to lose weight develop peripheral nerve damage and complained of pain, tingling or numbness.
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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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Scientists identify a gene which controls the body's ability to repair the nerve damage inflicted by diseases like multiple sclerosis.
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A pregnancy hormone may help repair the damage to nerves caused by multiple sclerosis, research suggests.
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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.
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Health India &gt; London, Nov 20 : According to a report in the British Medical Journal, researchers claim to have found the most effective treatment for people suffering from a bad back in spine manipulation which involves chiropractic, osteopathy or
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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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Using a patientâs own stem cells to rebuild feeble bladder-control muscles may provide lasting relief from the embarrassing and inconvenient symptoms of urinary incontinence, a new study reveals.
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NEW YORK  - Patients can develop potentially disabling neurological complications after gastric bypass surgery performed to treat morbid obesity, most likely due to deficiencies in certain nutrients, a new study shows.
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Scientists have used stem cells and a soup of nerve-friendly chemicals to not just bridge a damaged spinal cord but actually regrow the circuitry needed to move a muscle, helping partially paralyzed rats walk.
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Dec. 6, 2004 -- A mind-operated computer may one day help people with spinal cord injuries communicate. It may sound like science fiction, but such a device already exists.
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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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Even when the spine is damaged almost to paralysis, the PEG solution prevented the cells from rupturing irrevocably. &quot;Nearly 75 percent of the dogs we treated with PEG were able to resume a normal life,&quot; said Richard Borgens of Purdue.
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A pin suspension system used to keep an artificial lower-leg in place can disrupt circulation within the remaining limb, leading to skin sores, investigators report. They suggest prostheses that use suction attachment are a better choice.