A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an ...

If the nerve cell dies or separates, paralysis will occur." Borgens says this is the first study to demonstrate such a rapid recovery of function and nerve conduction in the whole animal with a spinal ...

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

We established a slice culture method for mid-gestation embryos to examine nerve outgrowth from the spinal cord and the DRGs into the periphery. We applied neurotrophins and function-blocking ...

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

These small fibrous nerves are all over the body and send constant communication to the brain. The spinal cord functions independently of the brain. The spinal cord does not merely do the brain ...

Hand function recovered to about 50% of the normal ... obviously of importance when assessing the outcome of future nerve and spinal cord repair strategies.

How a tiny spinal implant could help those with muscle-wasting disease - Three people with a muscle-destroying disease got ...

More research is needed to confirm gray matter, the darker tissue found in the brain and spinal cord, “as a potential disease ...