Posts Tagged ‘neurosurgery’
New route to remove skull tumors
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Surgeons have found a new route to tumors buried at the base of the skull: through the natural hole behind the molars. Continue…
Monday, October 31, 2011 8:58 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - Sep 14, 2011 11:59 - 2 Comments
Spinal cord bridge restores breathing
CASE WESTERN (US) — Scientists restored breathing function in mice by bridging a spinal cord injury and regenerating lost nerve connections to the diaphragm. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 7, 2011 12:18 - 1 Comment
Grow neck vertebrae from adult stem cells
UC DAVIS (US) — Neurosurgeons are using a new stem cell therapy to promote the growth of bone tissue following the removal of cervical discs—to help treat chronic, debilitating pain. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 21, 2011 14:44 - 3 Comments
After brain injury, add antidepressants
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Antidepressants may help spur the creation and survival of new brain cells after brain injury, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2009 16:28 - 3 Comments
Potential MD treatment from tarantulas
U. BUFFALO (US)—A protein in tarantula venom shows promise as a potential therapy for muscular dystrophy (MD). (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 22, 2009 13:23 - 4 Comments
Compound appears to slow ALS progression
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A chemical cousin of a drug currently used to treat sepsis dramatically slows the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in mice. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 7, 2009 13:24 - 2 Comments
Drug may help suffocate cancer cells
EMORY—A fast growing tumor eventually outpaces its blood and oxygen supply, which drives cancer cells to send out signals that attract new blood vessels. Now, researchers have identified a chemical that stops cells for responding to low oxygen. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2009 12:48 - 2 Comments
Blue dye shuts down spinal cord injuries
“Our hope is that this work will lead to a practical, safe agent that can be given to patients shortly after injury, for the purpose of decreasing the secondary damage that we have to otherwise expect,” says neurologist Steven Goldman.
