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PubMed Articles
Enhancement of wound closure in diabetic mice by ex vivo expanded cord blood CD34(+) cells.
Diabetes can impair wound closure, which can give rise to major clinical problems. Most treatments for wound repair in diabetes remain ineffective. This study aimed to investigate the influence on wou...
The neuroprotective mechanism of puerarin treatment of acute spinal cord injury in rats.
Puerarin extracted from radix puraeriae is shown to exert a variety of pharmacological effects including neuroprotective properties. However, its mechanisms of action are needed to further explore. Th...
Abnormal releases of neurotransmitters result in movement disorders such as dystonia, chorea, tics, blepharospasm and wrinkle formation, and intra-muscular injection of Botulinum neurotoxin is widely...
BACKGROUND: Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCT) are rare lesions, ependymomas and astrocytomas being the most common ones. Different studies have been published showing results of different trea...
Risk factors for development of myelopathy in patients with cervical spondylotic cord compression.
PURPOSE: To clarify risk factors for the development of myelopathy in patients with cervical spondylotic cord compression. METHOD: The authors reviewed articles in which risk factors for the developme...
PURPOSE: The main benefits of robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery are to overcome the technical limitations of other endoscopic procedures for this surgical pathology and to avoid any cervica...
There is increasing evidence of an association between a low maternal vitamin D status and a high risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. In a cross-sectional study, we investigated the vitamin D status o...
Host response to cuckoo song is predicted by the future risk of brood parasitism.
INTRODUCTION: Risk assessment occurs over different temporal and spatial scales and is selected for when individuals show an adaptive response to a threat. Here, we test if birds respond to the threat...
Historically, the study of human identity perception has focused on faces, but the voice is also central to our expressions and experiences of identity [Belin, P., Fecteau, S., & Bedard, C. Thinking t...
Cognitive Control of Distinct Vocalizations in Rhesus Monkeys.
Whether nonhuman primates can decouple their innate vocalizations from accompanied levels of arousal or specific events in the environment to achieve cognitive control over their vocal utterances is a...
News Articles
Research findings may offer new hope to stroke victims
A study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital found "substantial evidence" that a regenerative process involving damaged nerve fibers in the spinal cord could hold the key to better functional recover...
Bochum's medics use autologous cord blood to treat infantile cerebral palsy
Bochum's medics have succeeded in treating cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood. Following a cardiac arrest with severe brain damage, a 2.5 year old boy had been in a persistent vegetative state...
Discovery could aid research into motor neuron disease
Scientists have found that a key hormone allows young zebrafish to develop and replace their motor neurons - a kind of nerve cell found in the spinal cord.
Data shows frequent heartburn associated with cancers of the throat, vocal cord
Frequent heartburn was positively associated with cancers of the throat and vocal cord among nonsmokers and nondrinkers, and the use of antacids, but not prescription medications, had a protective eff...
Frequent Heartburn Increases Risk Of Throat Cancer By 78%
Frequent heartburn increases the risk of cancers of the throat and vocal cord among nondrinkers and nonsmokers, according to a new study. The research, published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & P...
BROWNSBURG, Ind., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) and StemCyte, Inc., a global leader in human cord blood stem cell banking and therapeutics, announced today tha...
Scientists discover molecule triggers sensation of itch
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health report they have discovered in mouse studies that a small molecule released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain...
Molecule that triggers sensation of itch discovered
Scientists report they have discovered in mouse studies that a small molecule released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch.
Medics have succeeded in treating cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood. Following a cardiac arrest with severe brain damage, a two-and-a-half year old boy had been in a persistent vegetative stat...
Where is Health IT Bickering Coming From?
By As a MedPage Today reporter, I cover a good bit of health information technology news, including that of electronic health records (EHRs) and ICD-10. Coincidentally, or perhaps not, these are is...
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Companies
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. was established in March 1995 to develop therapeutic products for spinal cord injury ("SCI") and other central nervous system disorders. Acorda is focusing its initial develo...
Mediware Information Systems, Inc.
Mediware delivers software systems that improve efficiencies and address safety concerns, enabling healthcare organizations to improve care processes while decreasing costs. Core...
AmStem Inc. is a corporation registered in the State of Nevada with offices in San Francisco, California and Seoul, Korea. The company is a world leader in the area of stem cell r...
Zynex, Inc. (founded in 1996) engineers, manufactures, markets and sells its own design of electrotherapy medical devices in two distinct markets: standard digital electrotherapy...
InVivo Therapeutics Holding Corporation
InVivo Therapeutics Holding Corporation is a Cambridge, MA medical device company focused on utilizing polymers as a platform technology to develop treatments to improve function...
The Shriners is a fraternity based on fun, fellowship and the principles of brotherly love, truth and relief. We promote strong family values, fraternal and social interact...
GeneCell International, LLC is a trusted provider of collection, processing and storage of umbilical cord blood from which stem cells can be extracted to treat a variety of diseas...
AuxoCell Laboratories, Inc. (AuxoCell) is a leading stem cell therapeutic and regenerative medicine company located in Massachusetts. AuxoCell's primary research focus is to devel...
HemoGenix® is a privately-held Contract Research Service and Assay Development Laboratory based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Specializing in predictive in vitro stem cell tox...
Bisnar | Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP
Bisnar | Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP represent people who have been very seriously injured or lost a family member due to a California personal injury accident, ca...
Clinical Trials
Neuropathic Pain Study With Botulinum Toxin A in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether botulinum toxin A is effective in the treatment of neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury patients.
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of treating patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) or myelopdysplastic syndrome (MDS) with both peripheral blood stem cells from a...
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Low Back Pain
The purpose of this study is to assess the acute and chronic effectiveness of the Advanced Bionics Precision(TM) Spinal Cord Stimulation System in subjects with failed back surgery syndrom...
Exercise Testing During Treadmill Gait in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Treadmill therapy has the potential to improve the physical fitness and voluntary function of incomplete-lesion spinal cord injured (SCI) patients. However, if it is to be offered as a re...
Paraplegic Cycling: Improving Health After Spinal Cord Injury
Surface electrical stimulation has for many years been widely used to retrain paralysed muscle and achieve the functions of standing and stepping. Recently a number of centres have used el...
Stem Cell Transplantation With Identical Donors for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
This protocol studied the effect of administration of a myeloablative pretransplant preparative regimen followed by an infusion of donor stem cells in children with severe sickle cell dise...
Stem Cell Transplant for Immunologic or Histiocytic Disorders
This study tests the clinical outcomes of a preparative regimen of fludarabine (FLU), anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG)/or Campath, and melphalan; followed by hematopoietic stem cell transpla...
Comparison of SCS and PMR in Patients With Refractory Angina Pectoris
Randomised trial of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) and Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularisation (PMR) in patients with Refractory Angina Pectoris. Hypothesis: difference in exercise...
Activity of the Auditory Cortex During Speech Perception and Speech Production in Stuttering
The goal of the study is to examine the cortical activity during speech perception and speech production in idiopathic stutterers compared to fluent speakers. Therefore, the noninvasive m...
Brain Activity Associated With Tics in Patients With Tourette Syndrome
This study will examine brain activity associated with the involuntary urges or uncontrolled movements, called "tics," experienced by people who have Tourette syndrome (TS). Before people...
Videos
Laryngology 101: What is vocal cord paralysis? Part 1 of 2
Dr. James Thomas, a laryngologist or "voice doctor" answers "What is vocal cord paralysis?" showing audio and video clips to explain the disorder. The case i...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Transplantation of STEM CELLS collected from the fetal blood remaining in the UMBILICAL CORD and the PLACENTA after delivery. Included are the HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS.
Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinated
A class of nerve fibers as defined by their structure, specifically the nerve sheath arrangement. The AXONS of the unmyelinated nerve fibers are small. The axons to SCHWANN CELLS ratio is greater in the unmyelinated nerve fibers than that in the myelinated fiber (NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED) which is 1:1. Usually several axons are surrounded by a single Schwann cell in the unmyelinated nerve fibers. Therefore, each unmyelinated fiber is not completely covered by the MYELIN SHEATH formed by the Schwann cell. Unmyelinated nerve fibers conduct impulses at low velocities. They represent the majority of peripheral sensory and autonomic fibers. They are also found in the spinal cord and brain.
Synkinesis
An involuntary movement accompanying a volitional movement. It often refers to facial movements that accompany FACIAL PARALYSIS.
Andersen Syndrome
A form of inherited long QT syndrome (or LQT7) that is characterized by a triad of potassium-sensitive periodic paralysis, VENTRICULAR ECTOPIC BEATS, and abnormal features such as short stature, low-set ears, and SCOLIOSIS. It results from mutations of KCNJ2 gene which encodes a channel protein (INWARD RECTIFIER POTASSIUM CHANNELS) that regulates resting membrane potential.
High Vocal Center
Nucleus in the NEOSTRIATUM of bird brains that sends signals for song production and receives auditory input. In some adult SONGBIRDS, research has shown that the size of this nucleus changes seasonally and that it exhibits neurogenesis.
