Univ. of Pittsburgh to lead international trial for vocal cord paralysis and paresis
...ylapatite (CaHA) injections in patients with vocal cord paralysis, atrophy or paresis. The study, which wi...nt over presently available substances." In vocal cord disorders such as paralysis, atrophy and paresis, one or both vocal cords are weakened and lack the ...Environmental and dietary influences on cancer risk
.... In all, carcinogen-DNA adducts were analyzed in cord blood from 822 newborns and blood samples collecte...out a 30-fold range. Mean adduct concentrations in cord blood increased across the populations, consistent with the trend in ambient exposure to PAHs. ...Embryonic stem cells induced to develop into bone marrow and blood cells
...arrow stem cells from a sibling or an unrelated or cord blood registry often fail to develop tolerance to the recipient or patient into which they are infused an often-fatal complication after bone marrow transplantation that is known as graft-versus-host disease. But in the study, after embryonic stem ...CNS cancers and other diseases: Using proteomics to identify unique protein 'fingerprints'
...d Dr. Daniel J. Brat. Because the brain and spinal cord are bathed in CSF, diseases of the central nervous system often are accompanied by cellular, protein, and chemical changes in the CSF. Different CNS diseases would be expected to result in characteristic alterations in the cellular and protein conten...Botox injections restore voices, confidence to voice disorder patients
...h a voice disorder caused by spasms in their vocal cord muscles, a new University of Michigan study finds. Botulinum toxin type A, known as Botox, has been used off-label for years to help people with spasmodic dysphonia, a rare and often-misdiagnosed voice disorder that makes the voice sound strained, b...Newborn testing for immune disorders could save lives
..., a type of white blood cell, present in umbilical cord blood, Buckley said. Infants with SCID have a profound deficiency of lymphocytes, due to the deficiency of T cells that help fight infections. Children with other immune disorders could also be identified through this test, which costs an average of ...Study: New neurons can get out of spinal cord
...g new motor neurons to travel properly through the cord is the major hurdle to try to restore muscle contr...f these new neurons didn't poke through the spinal cord and out to muscle targets. Kerr reasoned that, because myelin is a potent inhibitor of axon growth, ...Robotic technology teaches spinal cord injury patients to walk again
...id. "The doctors said it was an incomplete spinal- cord injury, and I would probably never be able to walk...des "gait training" by teaching a patient's spinal cord and brain, with sensory information, to signal the body to step again. A harness supports the patien...PET scanning promising in diagnosing cancer-related neurological disorders
...tients can develop problems with the brain, spinal cord or nerves, though the cancer has not spread to the nervous system. Called "paraneoplastic neurological disorders," these neurological problems occur as the body's immune system begins to fight the cancer cells, but accidentally attacks the brain or n...Researchers invent way to determine optimal conditions for spinal cord nerve regen in lab animals
...ed a method for measuring the growth of new spinal cord nerve fibers in rats, an advance that allows them ...ne and improve nerve repair and regrowth in spinal cord injuries. While much basic science remains to be completed, this path of discovery could possibly le...Substance use, social stress compromise pregnant women's immune system
...t delivery. They also measured cytokines in infant cord blood collected at birth. The data were collected in the Oral Condition and Pregnancy (OCAP) study, a collaborative project between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University Medical Center. The OCAP investigation ...Dental pulp cells may hold key to treatment of Parkinson's disease
...d dental pulp stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injuries and said applying that knowledge to treatment of neurodegenerative disease was the next logical step. He used the same general approach for this Parkinson's study: researchers extract a tooth and draw cells from the center of the tooth, then...Cord blood stem cells save children with Hurler's syndrome
...N.C. -- Stem cells from a newborn baby's umbilical cord blood can save the lives of children with Hurler's...nes, cartilage, liver and corneas. Stem cells from cord blood provide the needed enzyme in the brain and the rest of the body, thus halting the disease and ...American Academy of Neurology sums up scientific highlights from 56th Annual Meeting
...ty of diseases, from Parkinson's disease to spinal cord injury. [S66.001] Medical Education Finally, a group from Harvard Medical School analyzed neurological medical malpractice claims in order to derive educational lessons for use in medical schools and residency programs. Of the cases they examined, ...Magnetic treatment may help people with spinal cord injuries
...e who have suffered partial damage to their spinal cord by applying a magnetic therapy to their brain. Wri...ctors describe how patients with incomplete spinal cord injuries received repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), leading to improvements in th...Cutting-edge science offers improved care for liver diseases
...potential benefit of transplanting human umbilical cord blood cells (UCB) to repair damaged livers in reci...ntation. "What we found was that human umbilical cord blood cells may have the capacity to differentiate into functional liver cells after transplantation...NIH awards Baylor, Texas Children's No. 1 spot in pediatric-research funding
...the study of heart disease, stroke, cancer, spinal cord injury, respiratory distress syndrome, infectious diseases and gene therapy. NIH support has included more than 100 scientists who have won the Nobel Prize for achievements as varied as deciphering the genetic code and unlocking the causes of hepatit...Cells from fat tissue turned into functional nerve cells
...dow of opportunity right after a stroke, or spinal cord or peripheral nerve injury." Until recently, it was believed that organisms were born with the full complement of neuronal cells, and that new neurons could not be formed. According to the researchers, the findings of their studies, as well as the ex...Getting relief from pain can be shocking
...l new way to apply electrical fields to the spinal cord for pain relief. These studies review a new spinal cord stimulation system recently approved by the FDA for chronic pain. Half of all physicians' office vis...NJIT business incubator helps start-up companies move out of the lab and into the marketplace
...airment can result from nerve damage due to spinal cord injury, congenital defects such as spina bifida, or diseases that include multiple sclerosis. Acute problems can develop after prostate gland surgery or damage to the urethra. Most patients coping with urine retention of this nature have to rely o...