The Latest Research News
Up-to-date news from around the globe about advancements in the science of spinal cord injuries and paralysis.
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Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury Benefit From Early Decompression - Preliminary evidence suggests that early decompression of the spinal cord within 24 hours of injury is safe and may be associated with improved neurological recovery, report investigators at the 76th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).
Date: 5/12/2008
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What About Congress? Electing a proscience president is only half the battle - When it comes to Congress, the scientific community has much to be angry about. For example, just this past year, individual members spent much effort parroting an ultimately hollow call for supporting American innovation through science education and funding. Scientists often talk about President Bush's failures to support science, but it's Congress who drafts the final numbers and they have not significantly increased science funding since the end of the doubling of the NIH budget. In the end, Congress passed a collective spending bill that funded science across all agencies at lower levels than the president's budget proposal.
Date: 4/14/2008
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Promising New Nanotechnology for Spinal Cord Injury - A spinal cord injury often leads to permanent paralysis and loss of sensation below the site of the injury because the damaged nerve fibers can't regenerate. The nerve fibers or axons have the capacity to grow again, but don’t because they're blocked by scar tissue that develops around the injury.
Date: 4/8/2008
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