Blocking the PROX1 protein allowed KAIST researchers to regenerate damaged retinas and restore vision in mice. Vision is one ...

Surgeons love the OR, but occasionally, a sharp clinical diagnosis—especially a rare condition—can bring the same ...

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair ...

Treatment with a spinal cord stimulation system reduced pain and restored sensory nerve function in a small cohort of ...

A new study indicates that the ... Feb. 5, 2025 — Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA ...

Results showed robotic-guided and CT-navigated pedicle screw placement may significantly improve accuracy and reduce screw-related symptoms and revisions vs. freehand screw placement for adult spinal ...

Motor improvements in SMA adults treated with Spinraza paralleled a boost in electrical impulses along nerves that supply ...

Apr. 3, 2025 — Female hormones can suppress pain by making immune cells near the spinal cord produce opioids, a new study has found. This stops pain signals before they get to the brain.

A herniated disc occurs when the soft, jelly-like material in the center of a disc in your spine leaks out and presses on a nearby nerve root. It can happen after an injury or through normal wear and ...

or spinal cord injury (in which damage to a specific spinal nerve root will cause weakness of specific muscles). Depending on the condition involved, muscle strength grading can be performed on the ...