Healio1d
Gene therapy improves motor function in spinal muscular atrophy at 52 weeks
Intrathecal treatment with a vector-based gene therapy was associated with a greater improvement in motor function at 52 ...
Netball player's inspiring next move after she was left paralysed by a very common illness most people just shrug off
Gabby Wright's life was turned upside down almost a decade ago when she was left paralysed aged just 12. Wright was diagnosed ...
Protein ratio in cerebrospinal fluid outperforms traditional biomarkers in predicting Alzheimer's cognitive decline
A potential new biomarker for predicting future cognitive resilience versus decline among people with early Alzheimer's ...
This Is Local London2d
Bexleyheath student who was paralysed to run London Marathon
A 21-year-old student who was told he would never walk again is set to run the London Marathon. Tommy Rowlingson, from Bexleyheath, became paralysed from the waist down after a viral infection in ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine2d
Experimental Blood Test Shown to Accurately Indicate Severity and Predict Potential Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury
New study in @jclinicalinvest by @HopkinsMedicine researchers suggests experimental blood test can indicate spinal cord ...
High‑dose vitamin D significantly reduces disease activity in early multiple sclerosis onset, clinical trial finds
Researchers from CHU Nîmes, Université Montpellier, and multiple MS centers in France have found that oral cholecalciferol in ...
University of Utah Health15d
Beyond Injury: Hope, Healing, and Care for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients often rely on their loved ones as caregivers for help with daily tasks. Caring for a loved one with SCI can be overwhelming, but having support is critical to a ...
TipRanks on MSN19d
NurExone’s ExoPTEN Shows Promising Preclinical Results for Spinal Cord Injury
ExoPTEN, which is advancing towards first-in-human trials. The study demonstrated that ExoPTEN significantly enhances motor function recovery and improves blood flow at spinal cord injury sites, ...
eLife20d
Descending locus coeruleus noradrenergic signaling to spinal astrocyte subset is required for stress-induced pain facilitation
This important study identifies a novel role for Hes5+ astrocytes in modulating the activity of descending pain-inhibitory noradrenergic neurons from the locus coeruleus during stress-induced pain ...