A gene therapy to increase nerve cell connectivity worked to ease motor dysfunction in an ALS mouse model but did not prolong ...
Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff, revealed this week that she grew up with a spinal condition that ...
Injuries, infection and inflammatory diseases that damage the spinal cord can lead to intractable pain and disability. Some degree of recovery may be possible. The question is, how best to stimulate ...
A high school teacher recounts how a seemingly unconnected sensation led to an unexpected diagnosis—that wasn't permanently ...
WVU Medicine researchers created a 3D model of the organization of nerve cells that activate muscles, known as motoneurons, ...
The survival and adaptability of the severed neurons themselves is a must for the spinal cord to completely regenerate.
As in the brain, the spinal cord is made up nerve cell bodies (gray matter), which ... stimulus applied to the fingers in an ...
The medication initially known as VX-548 blocks sodium channels in nerves, blocking pain signals before they reach the brain ...
“If a car has no lumbar adjustment or the seat is badly worn, the spine may be forced into a flat or even kyphotic position, ...
Many structural and pain problems associated with spinal disorders can be corrected with minimally invasive techniques. There ...
As in the brain, the spinal cord is made up nerve cell bodies (gray matter), which ... stimulus applied to the fingers in an animal model. In response to stimulation, white matter activity was ...