Bioengineered anal sphincter could transform fecal incontinence care
Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Experts in regenerative medicine use human nerve, muscle cells to create what they say is world's first replacement sphincter
Posts Tagged ‘Nerve’
Bionic arm gives hope for amputees
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
An amputation takes away bone and muscle, but the connecting nerves that once controlled the arm are still there, and they’re capable of sending commands to the muscles and receiving sensation, even from a missing nerve. They are, in a sense, like data cables floating in space.
Dr. Donohue: Without nerve connection, muscles don’t work
Saturday, November 20th, 2010
Q I am 50. Recently, I was told I have a muscle problem in my eyes — myasthenia gravis. I have double vision, and It's hard for me to keep my eyelids open. I take pyridostigmine and prednisone. Will this ever go away? I'm a welder. Did my job have something to do with it?
Functional muscle transfer surgery allows people with foot drop to walk without braces
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
A new surgery that involves an expendable, functioning muscle from the top of the leg and a nerve below the knee can give people with foot drop a new bounce in their step.
Bio-engineered nerve-muscle connection to improve prosthetic hands
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
University of Michigan scientists have developed modern tissue engineering system that could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore the sens