“Illuminating” study highlights depression as predictor in spine surgery outcomes
A new study published in The Spine Journal has looked at predicting patient outcomes following spinal surgery by performing a...
Read MoreDevelopment of prosthetic hands stagnated for twenty years
The development of body-powered prosthetic hands has stagnated for over twenty years, reports the main conclusion of a study...
Read MoreNeuroprotective dietary supplements for chronic spinal cord injury
Researchers from at UCLA have found that a diet enriched with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, and curcumin,...
Read MoreFresh purified fat stem cells grow bone faster and better, says researchers
Stem cell scientists from UCLA in the US have purified a subset of stem cells found in fat tissue and...
Read MoreNIH study finds HIV-positive young men at risk of low bone mass
Young men being treated for HIV are more likely to experience low bone mass than are other men their age,...
Read MoreRegional anaesthesia reduces complications and death for hip fracture patients
In a study of more than 18,000 patients having surgery for hip fracture, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine...
Read MoreNerve transfers restore hand function after cervical spinal cord injury
A plastic surgeon and neurosurgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were successful in using peripheral nerve...
Read MoreTreating pain with cell transplants helps with pain
A new study finds that transplanting embryonic cells into adult mouse spinal cord can alleviate persistent pain. The research, published...
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