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See Incredible Transformation of Paralyzed Mice Given Nanofibers in 4 Week Study Breakthrough
A "bioactive scaffold" regenerated damaged cells in the nervous systems of mice paralyzed from spinal cord injuries, allowing them to walk again 3-4 weeks...
Cure for Osteoarthritis Could Be ‘No Further Than the End of Your Nose’, Researchers Find
A cure for osteoarthritis could be no further than the end of your nose—as nasal cells can relieve chronic inflammation in the knee, according...
She Lost Both Her Legs in the Brussels Bombing And is Now Competing on Horseback in the Paralympics
It was the spring of 2016, and 17-year-old Beatrice de Lavalette was waiting for a flight when she got hit by the terrorist bombing...
Paralyzed Man’s Brain Waves Get Turned Into Sentences on Computer, Scientists ‘Thrilled’ Beyond Words
Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences—translating signals...
Paramedics in the UK Have a New Teammate – a Robot That Does the CPR for Them
Normally limited to listening to your every request for music to play in your living room or assembling things in a factory, a robot...
Herd of Elephants to be Moved from UK to Kenya in Rewilding ‘World First’
Elephants are famous for their migrations—long marches across savannahs and deserts done entirely from memory, but for 13 captive elephants in Kent, their journey...
‘Mind-blowing’ Surgery in Mothers’ Wombs Spared Dozens of Babies From Spina Bifida Paralysis
For an unborn child, spina bifida, a birth defect in which the spinal cord fails to develop or close properly, is a devastating diagnosis....
Paralyzed Patient Can Now Write as Fast as Smartphone By ‘Mindwriting’ With Brain Signals
A man paralyzed from the neck down has gained the ability to type words with his brain about as fast as the average smartphone...
New Hope For Babies Born Without Immune System as Gene Therapy Breakthrough Looks Like Cure
An experimental form of gene therapy developed by a team of researchers from UCLA and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London has successfully treated...
Movement Video Game Increased Cognitive Skills in 80-Year-olds With Severe Dementia
Cognitive motor training helps in the fight against Alzheimer’s and dementia, as demonstrated for the first time in a study by an international team...
New Brain Cancer Immunotherapy Shows Promise in Human Trial – Most Patients Saw No Tumor Growth For 3 Years
A landmark human trial testing a vaccine that's designed to help the immune system target brain tumors has shown promising results—and Phase 2 of...
Compounds in Amber Could Help Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria Superbugs, Scientists Find
For centuries, people in Baltic nations have used ancient amber for medicinal purposes. Even today, infants are given amber necklaces that they chew to...
Millionaire Turned Quadriplegic Jon Ayers is Giving it All to Save Wild Cats, After Finding a New Purpose
As a quadriplegic, Jon Ayers can't move his limbs, but his voice is filled with excitement. His eyes dart around his office, projecting the...
Northwestern Scientists Repair and Reverse ALS Neuron Damage in Lab Using New Non-Toxic Compound
In a study using a non-toxic substance on mice, Northwestern University researchers have identified the first compound that eliminates the ongoing degeneration of brain...
Doctor Determines Perfect Prescriptions For Stage 4 Cancer: With Functional Profiling His Results Are ‘Stunning’
A pioneering California oncologist is doubling the success rates for cancer treatment—and one mom was so thrilled with her outcome that she reached out...
Same Technology Behind Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine is Leading Researchers to Possible MS Breakthrough
BioNTech, the German firm which together with Pfizer created one of the COVID-19 vaccines, says they have used the same technology to create a...
Drug Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days, Suggesting Lost Cognitive Ability is Not Permanent
Just a few doses of an experimental drug that reboots protein production in cells can reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility in...
Scientists Create Transparent Wood Nearly as Clear as Glass to Make Stronger, Better Insulating Windows
3.5 percent of the energy used in the United States goes right out the window—wasted because of inefficient glass panes in winter and summer....
Medicamento que Realmente Repara el Daño de los Nervios, les da Esperanza a los Científicos para Tratamientos Futuros de EM
Los medicamentos metmorfina y bexaroteno han demostrado en las pruebas que reparan la mielina en pacientes con esclerosis múltiple o EM.
Drug Actually Repairs Nerve Damage, Giving Scientists Hope For Future MS Treatment
In a recent phase 2 clinical trial, the cancer drug bexarotene was found to regenerate the myelin sheath—the target of the autoimmune disorder multiple...