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Posted December 12, 2011:

• Tapping the Brain Orchestra

Posted December 9, 2011:

• People With DFNA2 Hearing Loss Show Increased Touch Sensitivity, Study Shows

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Research Could Help People With Declining Sense of Smell

Posted December 2, 2011:

• Research Improves Diagnosis and Potential Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Body Rebuilding: Researchers Regenerate Muscle Tissue in Mice

Posted November 22, 2011:

• A First: Lab Creates Cells Used by Brain to Control Muscle Cells
• First Study to Reveal How Paracetamol Works Could Lead to Less Harmful Pain Relief Medicines

Posted November 21, 2011:

• New Culprit Found in Lou Gehrig's Disease
• Key Molecules for Hearing and Balance Discovered: Can Hearing Be Restored?
• Regeneration After a Stroke Requires Intact Communication Channels Between Brain Hemispheres

Posted November 15, 2011:

• The Leading Edge of Stress: New Genomic, Optogenetic and Epigenetic Findings
• Mimicking the Brain -- In Silicon: New Computer Chip Models How Neurons Communicate With Each Other at Synapses

Posted November 14, 2011:

• Low Vitamin D Levels May Be Associated With Recurrent Inflammatory Spinal Cord Disease
• Bats Show Ability to Instantly Change Their Ear Shapes, Making Their Hearing More Flexible
• Potential New Drug Target in Lou Gehrig's Disease

Posted November 11, 2011:

• Tales from the Crypt: Study on Gut Cell Regeneration Reconciles Long-Standing Research Controversy

Posted November 8, 2011:

• Spinal Bleeding With Brain Injury May Suggest Abuse in Young Children

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Protein Could Prevent Secondary Damage After Stroke, Neuroscientist Says

Posted November 1, 2011:

• Personal Stem Cell Banks Could Be Staple of Future Health Care

Posted October 31, 2011:

• People With Dementia Less Likely to Return Home After Stroke
• Noninvasive Current Stimulation Improves Sight in Patients With Optic Nerve Damage, Study Suggests

Posted October 28, 2011:

• Manual Wheelchair Use, Exercise and Calorie Burning Examined
• New Evidence for Spinal Membrane as a Source of Stem Cells May Advance Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries

Posted October 27, 2011:

• Testing Guam Infants for Hearing Loss Remotely

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Religious, Spiritual Support Benefits Men and Women Facing Chronic Illness, Study Finds

Posted October 24, 2011:

• Spinal Cord Injuries Associated With Increased Risk of Heart Disease, Study Finds

Posted October 19, 2011:

• One Size Does Not Fit All for Knee Replacements and Other Medical Devices, Expert Says

Posted October 18, 2011:

• Timing for Clinical Trials for Stem Cell Therapy in Spinal Cord Injuries Is Right, Review Suggests

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Testing Micro-Electronic Stimulators for Spinal Cord Injuries

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Customized Assistive Devices for People With Spinal Cord Injuries

Posted October 10, 2011:

• Crossing Legs After Severe Stroke May Be a Good Sign of Recovery

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Health Care Disparities Facing People in US With Disabilities
• Monkeys 'Move and Feel' Virtual Objects Using Only Their Brains
• Components Based on Nature’s Example
• Important Discovery About Heme, One of the Key Pigments of Life

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Robot Brain Implanted in a Rodent: Researcher Implants Robotic Cerebellum to Repair Motor Function

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Rebuilding the Head of an Armoured Dinosaur
• Neuronal Stem Cells Tracked Using MRI: Technology Could Inform Treatment for Brain Injury and Neurological Disease

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Commonly Used Supplement May Improve Recovery from Spinal Cord Injuries
• Neural Linkage Between Motivation and Motor Functional Recovery Through Rehabilitative Training

Posted September 23, 2011:

• Nature Shows the Way: Self-Healing Membranes

Posted September 22, 2011:

• Radiation Boost for Artificial Joints

Posted September 21, 2011:

• Biologists Discover Genes That Repair Nerves After Injury
• Super-Sized Heart Valve Provides Clues to Blood Flow

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Overweight Older Women Have Less Leg Strength, Power

Posted September 15, 2011:

• New Class of Stem Cell-Like Cells Discovered Offers Possibility for Spinal Cord Repair

Posted September 14, 2011:

• Exome Sequencing: Defining Hereditary Deafness

Posted September 13, 2011:

• New Imaging Technique Evaluates Nerve Damage

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Tinnitus Discovery Could Lead to New Ways to Stop the Ringing: Retraining the Brain Could Reanimate Areas That Have Lost Input from the Ear

Posted September 2, 2011:

• Growth Hormone Helps Repair the Zebrafish Ear

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