The same family of chemical signals that attracts developing sensory nerves up the spinal cord toward the brain also serves to repel motor nerves, sending them in the opposite direction, down the cord ...

A research team at the University of Chicago has discovered a crucial signaling pathway that controls the growth of nascent nerves within the spinal cord, guiding them toward the brain during ...

A recent review published in Engineering explores the construction and potential applications of spinal cord and peripheral ...

A noninvasive MRI technique that measures volumetric changes in paraspinal muscles could transform how doctors assess nerve ...

A scientist who chose to ignore the mainstream nearly 30 years ago has found a new way to regenerate nerves in the spinal cord, at least in animals. A drug that Jerry Silver, a professor of ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Spinal cord contusions are a serious injury. "When you have inflammation and bruising to the spinal cord, that can be a devastating problem for people's function," says Dr. Todd ...

A team of researchers at Rowan University has developed an injectable biomaterial that could significantly improve recovery outcomes following spinal cord injuries. The study, recently published in ...

A research team from the University of Cologne has shown how zebrafish can rebuild their nerve pathways and restore their ...

US scientists say they have made progress in repairing spinal cord injuries in paralysed rats. Rats regained some bladder control after surgery to transplant nerve cells into the spinal cord, combined ...