Tag: Study
Urinary bacteria in spinal cord injury cases may tip balance toward UTIs
The fallout from spinal cord injury doesn’t end with loss of mobility: Patients can have a range of other issues resulting from this complex...
Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Imposing Challenges in Spinal Cord Injury
Patients with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D) are 3 to 4 times more likely to have sleep disordered breathing (SDB) than individuals in...
Spinal injuries throw body clocks off-schedule, new study shows
In the hours and days following a spinal cord injury, the gears that control the body’s internal clocks fall profoundly out of sync, impacting...
Case Western Reserve Researchers Restore Breathing and Partial Forelimb Function in Rats with Chronic...
Promising results provide hope for humans suffering from chronic paralysis
Millions of people worldwide are living with chronic spinal cord injuries, with 250,000 to 500,000...
Immune cells could hold key to therapies for spinal cord injuries
Fresh insights into how Zebrafish repair their damaged nerve connections could aid the development of therapies for people with spinal cord injuries.
Scientists have found...
Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to 5 men with spinal cord injuries
In UCLA study, magnetic stimulation of lower spine eliminates need for catheter for up to 4 weeks
More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans...
Heriot-Watt study says mind matters for spinal patients
People could recover from spinal injury more quickly if rehabilitation focused on their perception of the world around them, scientists have said.
A study carried...
Kessler Foundation Seeks Volunteers with Spinal Cord Injury for New Study
The Spinal Cord Injury research department at Kessler Foundation aims to promote recovery, address complications, evaluate new technologies, and better understand the experiences of...
Inflammation discovery opens window to better rehabilitation possibilities
Findings could have significant impact on how spinal cord injuries are treated in the future
Inflammation plays a key role in improving the ability to...
Bladder Function After Spinal Cord Injury May Be Improved by New Drug
Upon testing the drug in mice models of spinal cord injury over a one-month period, they found that bladder volume decreased to near-normal size.
An...