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Nerves Controlling Muscles Are Best Repaired With Similar Nerves
May 11, 2007 — When repairing severed or damaged motor nerves with a donor nerve graft, surgeons have traditionally used a sensory nerve from another area of the patient's body. However, these patients often do not ... > full story -
Stem Cells Fill In When Smell-Related Cells Fail
April 29, 2007 — Scientists have identified a backup supply of stem cells that can repair the most severe damage to the nerves responsible for our sense of smell. These reservists normally lie around and do nothing, ... > full story -
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked To Nerve Damage
April 23, 2007 — People with inflammatory bowel disease may also be at risk for developing nerve damage and other neurological problems, according to recent ... > full story -
Deactivating Protein May Protect Nerve Fibers In Multiple Sclerosis
April 23, 2007 — Neuroscientists are eyeing a protein as a potential therapeutic target for multiple sclerosis because de-activating it protects nerve fibers from damage. Researchers have shown that genetically ... > full story -
Gene Crucial For Nerve Cell Insulation Discovered
April 16, 2007 — Researchers have discovered how a defect in a single master gene disrupts the process by which several genes interact to create myelin, a fatty coating that covers nerve cells and increases the speed ... > full story -
New Therapeutic Insight Into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
April 2, 2007 — Medical researchers identify a key genetic component of and possible therapeutic target for Duchenne muscular ... > full story -
Where's Your Pain? New Insights Into How The Brain Processes Pain Location
March 28, 2007 — Is that pain in your chest a heart attack or indigestion? New research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine reveals that more areas of the brain than previously thought are involved in ... > full story -
Pain Control After Surgery Reduces Days Of Hospitalization
March 26, 2007 — Effective postoperative pain control using continuous peripheral nerve block reduced hospitalization by nearly a day, University of Pittsburgh physicians reported today. Being able to decrease the ... > full story -
Potential New Pain Killer Developed
March 16, 2007 — A potential new pain-killing drug that avoids many side effects of other strong pain killing drugs has been developed by medical scientists at the University of Leicester and Ferrara in ... > full story -
Scientists Identify Protein That May Promote Migraines
March 8, 2007 — A University of Iowa study may provide an explanation for why some people get migraine headaches while others do not. The researchers found that too much of a small protein called RAMP1 appears to ... > full story
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