Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, such as following a spinal cord injury, has made great strides in recent years.
Stroke and spinal cord injuries can severely impair motor functions, and understanding how to promote recovery is a critical challenge. While damaged neurons in the brain and spinal cord have limited ...
Zebrafish, unlike people, can recover from spinal cord injuries, thanks to a healing process that’s controlled by immune cells called macrophages. Gaining a better understanding of this phenomenon ...
Summary: A milestone neuro-regenerative study has shattered a long-standing medical dogma by proving that “irreversible” damage to the connections between the human brain and spinal cord can be ...
After a spinal-cord injury, adult nerve cells do something frustrating: they hunker down and survive, but they refuse to ...
Previous research separately linked a viral protein called glycoprotein 120 (gp120) to increased pain sensitivity and ...
A tiny clump of lab-grown human brain cells, no bigger than a lentil, sent nerve fibers into a slice of spinal cord tissue ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A significant discovery has been found by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine that is said to potentially save money in costly ...