Posts Tagged ‘spinal cords’
Tunnel built to guide severed nerves
PENN STATE (US) — Engineers have created a new hybrid tunnel to help severed nerve endings reconnect. Continue…
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 11:42 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Oct 18, 2012 10:56 - 2 Comments
Hunters risk falls without safety equipment
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Tree stands give hunters a bird’s-eye view of wild game, but some hunters continue to suffer serious injuries after failing to wear a safety harness, say doctors. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 10, 2012 9:14 - 0 Comments
Zebrafish protein bridges spinal cord injury
MONASH U. (AUS) — A protein that helps zebrafish heal their spinal cords may eventually lead to ways to stimulate regeneration in people with paralysis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 17, 2012 8:43 - 0 Comments
After spine trauma, nerve detour revives hand
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Surgeons have restored some hand function in a quadriplegic patient with a spinal cord injury at the C7 vertebra, the lowest bone in the neck. (more…)
