The spinal cord is a long, tube-like structure extending from the base of your brain (the brain stem). It’s made of a collection of nerves and is encircled and protected by the bones of the ...

In an official statement released by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, researchers stated that the new hydrogel boosts nerve regrowth following spinal cord injury in animals.

In a new clinical study, researchers from the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) at The University of Texas at Dallas ...

Directly applying red-light therapy to a damaged spinal cord protects and regenerates nerve cells, leading to a return of motor and sensory function, according to new research. The treatment could ...

Spinal cord stimulation can reduce pain and restore nerve function among patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

NY--A nerve stimulation therapy developed at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is showing promise in animal studies and may eventually allow people with spinal cord ...

People with incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries showed improvements to their hand and arm movements after receiving a targeted form of vagus nerve stimulation ...

This is why spinal cord injuries disrupt the flow of information between the brain and other body parts. It’s like the internet, but for nerve signals. The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves ...

When other pain treatments have failed, spinal cord stimulation may be an option. Spinal cord stimulation is a procedure that delivers low-level electrical signals to the spinal cord or to ...

There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, forming nerve roots that branch from your spinal cord, but only 30 dermatomes. Your spinal nerves help to relay sensory, motor, and autonomic information ...

A spinal cord injury is a life-altering event. The nerves inside the spinal cord have been damaged, therefore interrupting the flow of information from the brain to the body. For some patients, this ...

and there are over 2,300 individuals and families living with spinal cord injury across Ireland. After injury, the long axonal projections of nerve cells are cut and 'die-back' from the injury ...