Healthcare News
Clinical trial offers hope to restore limb function in man with complete cervical spinal cord injury
Source: Medical Xpress
Physicians at Rush University Medical Center became the first in Illinois to inject AST-OPC1 (oligodendrocyte progenitor cells), an experimental treatment, into the damaged cervical spine of a recently paralyzed man as part of a multicenter clinical trial.Scientists locate possible therapy target for spinal muscular atrophy
Source: Medical Xpress
Researchers at Iowa State University have discovered what could lead to a new treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a potentially fatal genetic disorder in young children.Mind over matter could reduce back pain anguish
Source: Medical Xpress
The University of Queensland School of Psychology’s Dr Melissa Day is conducting a project that will test that possibility and could even save livesTwo biomarkers that contribute to spine osteoarthritis
Source: Science Daily
A research team has discovered a pair of tissue biomarkers that directly contribute to the harmful joint degeneration associated with spine osteoarthritis.
