Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests.

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair ...

Treatment with a spinal cord stimulation system reduced pain and restored sensory nerve function in a small cohort of ...

Keio University researchers used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) created by stimulating mature, specialized cells ...

A trip to the emergency room resulted in an MRI, which showed she had a noncancerous spinal cord tumor. Spinal cord tumors make up less than 1% of all newly diagnosed tumors. Dr. Carlos Bagley is ...

Following nerve injury, spinal dorsal horn BDNF levels are upregulated, enhancing pro-inflammatory responses and pain sensitivity. These observations indicate that the restoration of neurotrophic ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe traumatic condition that frequently results in various neurological disabilities, including significant sensory, motor, and autonomic dysfunctions. Ferroptosis, a ...

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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

This groundbreaking system is forging a new path for individuals facing spinal cord injuries. Individuals like Rick Arnold. "I have MS," said Arnold. "I was diagnosed in 2007." Arnold is rediscovering ...

Researchers at Keio University have begun using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat and maybe even cure severe spinal cord injuries. The iPS technology was first conceived by Shinya ...