Anatomy The back comprises the spine and spinal nerves, as well as several different muscle groups. The sections below will cover these elements in more detail.

The spinal cord is a long bundle of nerves and cells that carries signals between the brain and body. This article looks at the spinal cord’s function and anatomy and includes an interactive ...

The nervous system is capable of being modified to a level where we can achieve nerve fiber growth. Ultimately, the goal is to promote growth and sustain it long enough for recovery of movement to ...

A damaged spinal cord is a difficult injury to patch up, but there are treatments in development. Gene therapy could help break down scar tissue and regenerate nerve cells.

A revolutionary jab that could repair spinal cord injuries has been developed by scientists. Paralyzed mice regrew nerves within 3 months following weekly injections, according to a new study.

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is currently investigating a drug candidate known as AZD1390 that works by blocking ATM-dependent signaling and repair of DNA double-strand breaks to sensitize ...

July 12 (UPI) -- An investigational cancer drug has been shown to help regenerate damaged nerves after spinal trauma with "remarkable recovery" of sensory and motor functions in animals, British ...

To measure spinal disinhibition in the new study, researchers used the Hoffman reflex (H-reflex) rate-dependent depression (HRDD) as a biomarker. They applied nerve-stimulating electrical pulses ...

“There’s a huge variability of spinal cord anatomy between individuals. That’s why it’s important to study each person individually and to have individual models in order to be precise ...

There is currently no cure for spinal cord injury or treatment to help nerve regeneration, so therapies are limited. People with severe spinal cord injuries can remain paralysed for life and this ...

A preclinical study with mice has shown that Gabapentin, a drug that is commonly used in nerve pain could be useful for patients with spinal cord injury. Use of the drug showed improvement in ...