spinal cord injury

Windstream Among Sponsors of US Veterans Wheelchair Games

For the second year, the communications and software company Windstream is supporting the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, touted as the worldā€™s largest annual wheelchair sports event exclusively for military veterans. The event is for all U.S. veterans with a spinal cord injury, amputation, multiple sclerosis (MS), or other…

NervGen to Advance NVG-291 as Potential Remyelination Therapy for MS

NervGen wants to advance the development of NVG-291, its lead investigational therapy for spinal cord damage, as a potential remyelination treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS), the company announced. Following preclinical data showing that NVG-291 promotes myelin repair and regeneration of damaged nerves in animal models of…

Study of Myelin Debris Sheds Light on Brain Inflammation in MS

Endothelial cells, those lining the inside of small blood vessels, promote clearance of myelin debris ā€” a common detrimental outcome of demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) or spinal cord injury. However, in its path to clear the brain from myelin debris, endothelial cells trigger more damaging mechanisms, promoting…

MS Patients Face Higher Risk of Contracting Kidney, Bladder Stone Disease, Study Finds

PeopleĀ with multiple sclerosis (MS) are more likely to develop kidney or bladder stones than those without MS, a new study concludes. The report,Ā ā€œMultiple sclerosis and nephrolithiasis: aĀ matched-case comparative study,ā€ appearedĀ in the journal BJU International. Stone disease is highly lethalĀ in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), a condition that,…

MS, Spinal Injuries Highlighted at Paralyzed Veterans of America Summit

Paralyzed Veterans of AmericaĀ recently held its annual health conference, calledĀ 2016 Summit + EXPO, focused on the latest research and discoveries in patient care for diseases that spanĀ multiple sclerosis andĀ spinal cord injuryĀ orĀ disease toĀ Ā amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This year was the sixth such summit, held Aug. 30ā€“Sept. 1 in Orlando, Florida,…