News tagged with spinal tap
Spinal taps carry higher risks for infants and elderly, study shows
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Mar 18, 2009 |
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An X-ray-guided spinal tap procedure fails more than half of the time in young infants and should be used sparingly, if at all, for those patients, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School ...
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Scientists make paralyzed rats walk again after spinal-cord injury
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Sep 20, 2009 |
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UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run again while supporting their full weight on a treadmill.
People think bottled water is healthy ... sort of
Jun 19, 2009 |
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A small study has shown that people tend to believe that bottled water is somehow healthier than water from the tap. However, the research, published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, also shows ...
Researchers find ways to encourage spinal cord regeneration after injury
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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Animal research is suggesting new ways to aid recovery after spinal cord injury. New studies demonstrate that diet affects recovery rate and show how to make stem cell therapies safer for spinal injury patients. The findings ...
Infiltrating blood-derived macrophages play a role in recovery from spinal cord injury in mice
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Although macrophages are known as essential players in wound healing, their contribution to recovery from spinal cord injury is a subject of debate.
Immune response to spinal cord injury may worsen damage
Sep 21, 2009 |
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After spinal cord injury, certain immune cells collect in the spinal fluid and release high levels of antibodies. What, if anything, those antibodies do there is unknown.
Researcher finds natural hydrogel helps heal spinal cord
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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Research led by a scientist at the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has shown injecting biomaterial gel into a spinal cord injury site provides significantly improved healing. The ...
Stem cells restore mobility in neck-injured rats (w/ Video)
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb function in rats with neck spinal cord injuries - a finding that could expand the clinical ...
Most babies with uncomplicated febrile seizures can avoid spinal tap
Jan 06, 2009 |
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When babies develop a fever high enough or abrupt enough to cause a seizure, frightened parents often rush them to the emergency room, where their workup frequently includes a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) to rule out bacterial ...
Regeneration can be achieved after chronic spinal cord injury
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that regeneration of central nervous system axons can be achieved in rats even when treatment delayed is more than a year after the original ...
New marker for Alzheimer's discovered
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Gothenburg researchers have discovered a previously unknown substance in spinal fluid that can be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. The findings, described in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of ...
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