Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...

A man who was paralyzed following an extremely severe spinal cord injury has regained the ability to stand and move his limbs independently and without the need for electrical stimulation—much to the ...

Unique new material has shown significant promise in the treatment of spinal cord injury. The new hybrid biomaterials, in the form of nanoparticles and building on existing practice in the tissue ...

A research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Department of Materials Science and Engineering has recently developed nanowire-coated fibers for optoelectronic probing of ...

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) causes partial or complete loss of sensory, motor, and autonomic functions below the site of injury. Patients suffering from SCI may experience severe morbidity and ...

Zebrafish are members of a rarefied group of vertebrates capable of fully healing a severed spinal cord. Now, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis using a zebrafish ...