Tag: in vivo study

Immune

The first immune-evasive gene therapy used to treat spinal cord injury...

A novel immune-evasive gene therapy has restored skilled grasping function in paralysed rats, allowing treated rodents to independently reach for and pick up sugar...

Experimental drug restores some bladder function after spinal cord injury

An experimental drug that blocks abnormal neural communication after spinal cord injury could one day be the key to improving quality of life by...
Stem cells

NSI-566 stem cell therapy confers neurological improvement in spinal cord injury...

Intraspinal injections of human spinal cord-derived neural stem cells are well tolerated in a Phase I study of four patients with thoracic (T2–T12) ASIA-A...

Endangered salamander offers clues on healing spinal cord injury

A recent study detailing the cellular mechanism powering the neuronal regenerative capacities of axolotls (otherwise known as Mexican salamanders) hopes to find new leads...