Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, ...

David Julius and Wendy Yue have discovered a natural mechanism that could help reduce scarring after a spinal cord injury.

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to ...

Cerapedics Inc., a global, commercial-stage orthopedics company dedicated to redefining the standard of care for bone repair, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for ...

Pain from conditions such as endometriosis could be alleviated if the gut’s resident bacteria can be understood and tamed.

Several studies have demonstrated that SPIO-labeled stem cells migrate into a brain or spinal cord lesion after ... promising therapeutic potential in human medicine for CNS cell therapy and ...

Spine biologics is a realm ripe for exploration of its potential and applications in patient care. Five spine surgeons share where they want to see more research in regenerative medicine. Question: ...

Like many veterans, Victor Carl Honey was neglected by the government after serving in the U.S. Army for 10 years, spending ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- A Mainer has tested positive for a mosquito-borne virus. The Maine CDC says West Nile virus (WNV) was ...