‘Dancing molecules’ successfully repair severe spinal cord injuries
WEBNov 11, 2021 · After single injection, paralyzed animals regained ability to walk within four weeks. Northwestern University researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses “dancing molecules” to reverse paralysis and …
Study finds stem cell therapy is safe and may benefit people with ...
WEBMay 23, 2024 · Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated the safety and potential benefit of stem cell regenerative medicine therapy for patients with subacute and chronic spinal cord injury.
Science Saturday: Regenerative pipeline for spinal cord repair
WEBJul 31, 2021 · In a recent article published in Spinal Cord, Mayo Clinic researchers found that rats with spinal cord injury have improved movement after applying stem cells. The authors hope this preclinical data will support the eventual development of regenerative therapy for spinal cord healing.
Biomaterial-based regenerative therapeutic strategies for spinal cord ...
WEBJan 19, 2024 · In this review, we summarize representative biomaterials for injured spinal cord repair, advanced tissue engineering fabrication techniques, biomaterial-based therapeutic strategies, and...
Novel Strategies for Spinal Cord Regeneration - PMC
WEBApr 20, 2022 · Encouraged by the advances in nanotechnology, stem cell biology, and materials science, researchers have proposed various interdisciplinary approaches for spinal cord regeneration. In this respect, the present review aims to explore the most recent developments in SCI treatment and spinal cord repair.
Dissecting spinal cord regeneration - Nature
WEBMay 17, 2018 · The inability to recover functions lost after severe spinal cord injury has been recognized for millennia and was first attributed to a failure of spinal cord neural regeneration over 100 years...
Stem cell treatment after spinal cord injury: The next steps
WEBMayo Clinic's CELLTOP trial involves intrathecal injections of autologous adipose-derived stem cells. Mayo's investigations focus on how stem cells can potentially reverse the microenvironmental changes that inhibit axonal regeneration after spinal cord injury.
Single-cell analysis of innate spinal cord regeneration identifies ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · This study provides a comprehensive resource of the cells and mechanisms that direct spinal cord regeneration and establishes zebrafish as a model of plasticity-driven neural repair.
Regenerative medicine strategies for chronic complete spinal cord ...
WEBSpinal cord injury (SCI) is a condition in which the spinal cord parenchyma is damaged by trauma or various diseases, resulting in paralysis of the sensory, motor, and autonomic nervous systems below the injured level.
What You Need to Know About Spinal Cord Regeneration
WEBDec 8, 2020 · There Are Four Key Principles of Spinal Cord Regeneration. According to neuro-regeneration and spinal cord injury research at Mayo Clinic, there are four key components to spinal cord repair: Protecting surviving nerve cells from further damage. Replacing damaged nerve cells.