New findings published in the Journal of Neurosurgery could result in a greater push toward mandatory motorcycle helmet use while riding. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison found that contrary to prior claims that helmet use is ineffective in preventing cervical spine injuries (CSI) in a crash, using a helmet […]
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Predicting Recovery Paths for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
The most difficult aspect of a spinal cord injury is the prospect of complete and permanent paralysis. Traumatic injury to the spinal cord causes progressive loss of nerve tissue, which may spread to other areas of the spinal cord and brain. MRI images can clearly document these neurological changes. However, the long-term impact of these […]
Stem Cell Grafts on Monkeys with Spinal Cord Injuries Gives Hope to Spinal Cord Injury Sufferers
Science may be one step closer to treating spinal cord injuries that result in lifelong paralysis. In a stunning medical discovery, a team of doctors was able to graft human neural progenitor cells into monkeys that had suffered spinal cord injuries. The grafts generated hundreds of thousands of axons and synapses. The monkeys demonstrated forelimb […]
Common Truck Defects Leading to Fatal Accidents
Truck accidents are on the rise and the number of fatalities from these collisions has also increased every year. In 2016, 3,986 people died in crashes involving large trucks with the majority of these deaths (66 percent) consisting of passengers in other vehicles. By comparison, the number of deaths from truck accidents was 26 percent […]
Uber and Lyft Cars with Unrepaired Safety Recalls May Endanger Riders
The use of ride sharing platforms like Uber and Lyft has become the norm for many people, especially in large metropolitan areas. Most people who routinely utilize these services don’t think about the safety of the cars they are riding in. The latest report by Carfax suggests that a large percentage of unrepaired cars subject […]
