Umbilical Cord Milking in Non-Vigorous Infants Didn’t Impact Neurodevelopment
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Compared to early cord clamping (ECC), umbilical cord milking (UCM) in non-vigorous infants had short-term benefits without any long-term adverse impacts on neurodevelopment, according to the cluster-randomized crossover MINVI trial. Among almost a thousand infants, those randomized to either UCM or ECC had comparable scores on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, […]
Stem Cell Medical Tourism Leads to Meningitis in MS Patient
A woman with multiple sclerosis (MS) who had intrathecal injections of umbilical cord stem cells in Mexico ended up with a severe Mycobacterium abscessus infection that took weeks to identify and treat, according to a case study. In October 2022, the woman in her 30s traveled to Baja California, Mexico, and received two lumbar punctures […]
Mixed Results With Umbilical Cord Milking in Struggling Newborns
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Umbilical cord milking offered some benefits in non-vigorous newborns, but fell short for cutting admission to the neonatal ICU (NICU), according to a large randomized trial. Infants (born at 35-42 weeks’ gestation) who underwent umbilical cord milking were less likely to need delivery room cardiorespiratory support (adjusted odds ratio 0.65, 95% CI […]
Cervical Cord Atrophy Predicts Silent MS Progression
Spinal cord atrophy predicted disease progression in people with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS), a single-center observational study showed. A 1% faster cervical cord atrophy rate was associated with 69% (P<0.0001) shorter time to silent clinical progression and a 53% (P<0.0001) shorter time to secondary progressive MS (SPMS) conversion, reported Antje Bischof, MD, of University Hospital […]
Where Does Bacterial Meningitis Come From?
Bacterial meningitis is characterized by inflammation around your brain and spinal cord that leads to dangerous — and sometimes deadly — pressure in this area. Bacterial meningitis comes from person-to-person contact with an infected person. Bacterial meningitis is a disease that affects your central nervous system. It’s characterized by inflammation around your brain and spinal […]
Novel small molecule potently attenuates neuroinflammation in brain and glial cells
Neuroinflammation can worsen outcomes in stroke, traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, as well as accelerate neurodegenerative diseases like ALS, Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. This suggests that limiting neuroinflammation may represent a promising new approach to treat neurological diseases and neuropathic pain that are driven by neuroinflammation. In a preclinical study published in the journal […]