Every 48 seconds, one person in the United States is paralyzed as a result of a spinal cord injury. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, there are between 240,000 and ...

What is the anatomy of the spinal cord? The human spinal cord is a cylindrical structure of nerve tissue that is protected by the spinal column and composed of uniformly organized white and grey ...

Automatic personalization of electrode placement for transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation can take it to the next level.

Each year thousands of patients face life-long losses in sensation and motor function from spinal cord injury and related conditions in which axons are badly damaged or severed. New research in mice ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A brief application of a polymer commonly used in medicine and cosmetics has been shown to immediately repair damaged nerve membranes in live guinea pigs with severe spinal cord ...

The effects of spinal cord injuries are complex and multifaceted. People lose not only the ability to control the movement of ...

The regeneration of damaged neurons has been the ultimate goal for a large portion of neuroscience research. Understanding the underlying mechanisms that control neuronal growth is key to developing ...

The scientists conducted their experiments on isolated spinal cords removed from adult guinea pigs. Researchers fused the cut nerve fibers using a polymer called PEG. Electrical impulses were restored ...

3-D printed implants could one day help restore neural connections and lost motor function in patients with spinal cord injury. The implants, developed by engineers and neuroscientists at the ...

Actor Eric Dane, known for 'Grey's Anatomy,' died at 53 after a battle with ALS. What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and ...