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

It includes the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. The sensory and motor ... And the CNS and PNS control voluntary and involuntary functions. The body’s voluntary (somatic) nervous system ...

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

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

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 cord injury. He and his colleague, Dr. Riyi Shi, both of ...

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

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

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 ...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) ...