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

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using ... stimulation therapy could be used to rescue lost nerve cell function by amplifying sensory inputs to the motor neurons ...

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

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 ...

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

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