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New Products for Peripheral Nerve Repair and Protection to be available to Canadian Surgeons and Patients Alachua, FL (PRWEB) June 04, 2013 AxoGen, Inc. (OTCBB: AXGN), a leading regenerative medicine company focused on the commercialization of proprietary products and technologies for peripheral nerve reconstruction and regeneration, today announced Health Canada Approval for AxoGuard® Nerve Connector and AxoGuard® Nerve Protector. The AxoGuard® Products, along with...

With Diabetic neuropathy escalating at an alarming pace in the U.S, Neuracel has announced the introduction of its latest product, the Ultimate Neuropathy support system. The product is being viewed as a means to fight off the nerve disorder in an entirely natural way at http://www.Neuracel.com. Boise, Idaho (PRWEB) June 04, 2013 According to the latest findings compiled by the Neuropathy Association at http://goo.gl/3XOi0, Diabetic neuropathy continues to be one of the most highly...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore has found that people who can’t see their errors when performing a physical task will lose that skill, not because the brain forgets, but because it has selected an inadequate technique. The study, which is published in the Journal of Neuroscience, focused on the idea of “motor memories,” or the body’s ability to know the amount of force and direction...

American Friends of Tel Aviv University In the brain, cell-to-cell communication is dependent on neurotransmitters, chemicals that aid the transfer of information between neurons. Several proteins have the ability to modify the production of these chemicals by either increasing or decreasing their amount, or promoting or preventing their secretion. One example is tomosyn, which hinders the secretion of neurotransmitters in abnormal amounts. Dr. Boaz Barak of Tel Aviv University's Sagol...

BALTIMORE, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (SLEEP 2013 BOOTH #900) Increasing patient engagement in sleep-disordered breathing therapy has a powerful new asset with ResMed's SleepSeeker online tool, available now. Hosted on WakeUptoSleep.com, ResMed's online patient support community, SleepSeeker was introduced this week at SLEEP 2013, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130603/LA24399) (Logo:...

Breakthrough Could Lead to Better Understanding of Learning and Memory Students preparing for final exams might want to wait before pulling an all-night cram session — at least as far as their neurons are concerned. Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists have discovered a new intermediate phase in neuronal development during which repeated exposure to a stimulus shrinks synapses. The findings are published in the May 8 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. It's well known that...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online For years, stem-cell based therapies have been described as a potential way to treat spinal cord injuries in humans, and a new study published in the journal Stem Cell Research and Therapy describes an exciting step forward in that pursuit. According to the report, a single injection of human stem cells was able to induce neuronal regeneration and improved mobility in rats that were afflicted with a severe spinal cord injury. "This...

Summer Health Campaign launched by quality bed designer, DUXIANA®, celebrates better sleep and overall health and well-being. New York (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Maintaining its commitment to improving life through better sleep, DUXIANA® today launches its Summer Health Campaign. Kicking off in the spirit of Better Sleep Month, DUXIANA is dedicated to offering a luxury bed for everyone and to providing a therapeutic sleep experience, helping to improve customers’ overall health and...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Using mouse models, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered a small molecule that is released in the spinal cord that triggers a process later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch. The results of this study were published in a recent issue of Science. The molecule, natriuretic polypeptide b (Nppb), selectively plugs into a specific nerve cell in the spinal cord. This nerve cell sends the...

[ Watch The Video Worm Brain Reader ] University of Southampton Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a device which records the brain activity of worms to help test the effects of drugs. NeuroChip is a microfluidic electrophysiological device, which can trap the microscopic worm Caenorhadbitis elegans and record the activity of discrete neural circuits in its 'brain' - a worm equivalent of the EEG. C. elegans have been enormously important in...