Researchers identified specific regions of the human spinal cord where neural activity directly correlates with bladder ...

Developed by regenerative nanomedicine pioneer Samuel I. Stupp, the therapy harnesses molecular motion to reverse paralysis ...

Urinary incontinence is a devastating condition affecting over 33 million Americans, according to the National Association ...

Spinal cord cancer is not common, but tumors can develop in any region of the spinal cord. Late-stage cancer often metastasizes to the spine and/or spinal cord, causing spinal cord compression.

Research suggests there are roughly 17,000 to 18,000 new cases of spinal cord injuries every year in the U.S. Central cord syndrome is the most widely reported incomplete spinal cord injury.

“We discovered that electrical stimulation of specific spinal cord regions enables patients to move their arm in ways that they are not able to do without the stimulation,” explained Marco ...

An innovative solution to spinal cord injuries May 26, 2023 - 7:45 am Over a decade ago, a cycling accident left Gert-Jan Oskam paralysed after causing him a spinal cord injury.

“We discovered that electrical stimulation of specific spinal cord regions enables patients to move their arm in ways that they are not able to do without the stimulation,” senior study author ...

Primary Source Nature Medicine Source Reference: Powell MP, et al "Epidural stimulation of the cervical spinal cord for post-stroke upper-limb paresis" Nat Med 2023; DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-02202-6.

Multiplex translaminar imaging in the spinal cord of behaving mice. Nature Communications, 2023; 14 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36959-2 ...