Researchers have developed a way to grow a highly specialized subset of brain nerve cells that are involved in motor neuron ...

Zaida Álvarez Pinto, Principal Investigator at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, one of the most prestigious and competitive sources of ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a new imaging approach to more accurately assess blood flow in the spinal cord, a method that could be used to better inform treatment for ...

MEDINA, Ohio (WJW) – Sixteen years after suffering a paralyzing spinal cord injury during his final football game at Highland High School, Kory Wiita has become an inspiration for others with similar ...

New findings have called into question the recommended clinical practice of augmenting blood pressure early after acute spinal cord injury (SCI). In a randomized clinical trial, augmenting blood ...

Clinicians have long treated spinal cord injuries—a leading cause of long-term disability—in part by augmenting a patient’s blood pressure. The idea was that the injury impacted the body’s regulation ...

Spinal cord injuries caused by external trauma, such as traffic accidents or falls, often lead to the permanent loss of motor and sensory functions. This is because the spinal cord-the central pathway ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A world-first trial of nasal cell therapy offers new hope for spinal cord repair and independence after injury. (CREDIT: ...

A Phase 1 human clinical trial to treat chronic spinal cord injury, the first of its kind in the world, has commenced to test the efficacy and safety of a revolutionary new treatment using nasal cells ...

Surgical procedure. Image by Pfree2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Surgical procedure. Image by Pfree2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 “Dancing molecules”, as dubbed by the researchers, is a promising new ...