Spinal cord injury often leads to permanent functional impairment. In a new study published in the journal Science researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show that it is possible to stimulate stem cells in the mouse spinal cord to form…
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Health care use, costs increase 20-fold after firearm injury
(HealthDay)—Actual health care costs increase up to 20-fold in the six months after a gunshot injury versus the six months before, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Megan L. Ranney, M.D., M.P.H.,…
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Senescent cells may be good when it comes to a bad injury
It’s called senescence, when stressed cells can no longer divide to make new cells, and it’s considered a factor in aging and in some diseases. Now scientists have some of the first evidence that at a younger age at least,…
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Study explores using wearable technologies to develop precision rehab interventions in brain injury survivors
A group based out of the Spaulding Motion Analysis Lab at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital published “Enabling Precision Rehabilitation Interventions Using Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning to Track Motor Recovery” in the newest issue of Nature Digital Medicine. The aim of…
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Older people with early, asymptomatic Alzheimer’s present higher risk of falling
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that, in older people without cognitive problems who experience a fall, the process of neurodegeneration that leads to Alzheimer’s dementia already may have begun. The findings, available online…
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Simultaneous electrical and magnetic stimulation helps spinal cord injury patient walk again
The simultaneous stimulation of the motor nerves of the brain and limbs (paired associative stimulation) has yielded promising research results. Research conducted at the BioMag Laboratory, operated by the University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital and Aalto University, has previously…
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Caution: risk of injury: the manufacturer calls back Cola – Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Warning: recall for known Cola started The Niehoffs Vaihinger fruit juice GmbH, based in Rhineland-Palatinate, according to the corners of a recall for the products, “afri Cola” with ten milligrams of caffeine and “afri-Cola has launched a sugar-free”. According to…
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Co-delivery of IL-10 and NT-3 to enhance spinal cord injury repair
Spinal cord injury (SCI) creates a complex microenvironment that is not conducive to repair; growth factors are in short supply, whereas factors that inhibit regeneration are plentiful. In a new report, researchers have developed a structural bridge material that simultaneously…
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Cardiac injury linked to increased mortality in COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Cardiac injury is associated with increased mortality in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a study published online March 25 in JAMA Cardiology. Shaobo Shi, M.D., from Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University in China, and colleagues explored…
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Clues to lung injury in preterm babies
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)—a form of chronic lung disease—is a leading complication of preterm birth affecting infants born before 32 weeks gestation. Exposure to high levels of oxygen (hyperoxia) plays a role in BPD pathogenesis, but the precise molecular mechanisms remain…
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