Science * The paralyzed actor campaigns for funds while studies progress. They all have one goal: to help patients walk again.

New work on a rat model suggests that, after spinal-cord injury, restoration of sustained and robust respiratory function is possible using strategies that promote both neuronal plasticity and ...

Some patients with long-term spinal cord injuries have received human fetal tissue transplants, but too little information is available so far for drawing any conclusions.

The spinal cord provides a two-way passage for communication between the brain and the body via ascending sensory and descending motor pathways (Rossignol, 2013). Interruption to the sensory and motor ...

Injuries to the spinal cord result in tissue loss in the spinal cord and brain. These neurodegenerative changes can be analyzed in detail using neuroimaging methods. Researchers have now for the ...

The spinal cord is a long bundle of nerves and cells that carries signals between the brain and body. This article looks at the spinal cord’s function and anatomy and includes an interactive ...

Gert-Jan takes steps with the aid of implants in his brain and spinal cord, the subject of a study published Wednesday in Nature. (Courtesy of Lausanne University Hospital) ...

Your spinal cord is the tube that runs from the base of your brain to the bottom of your spine.It houses the nerves that send messages back and forth between your brain and body.. Tumors can grow ...

Electroconductive PEDOT nanoparticle integrated scaffolds for spinal cord tissue repair. Biomaterials Research , 2022; 26 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s40824-022-00310-5 Cite This Page : ...

Trying to restore bodily functions after spinal cord injuries 05:36. Anderson Cooper: This week on 60 Minutes, we're doing a story about efforts to help people who are paralyzed with severe spinal ...