The spine contains many spaces, or foramen, that allow the spinal nerves to pass and travel to and from muscles and sensory nerve endings. A foraminotomy is a surgical procedure to widen those ...

Applying red-light therapy to a damaged spinal cord protects and regenerates nerve cells, leading to a return of motor and sensory function, according to new research. The treatment could expand ...

People with spinal cord injuries are getting a new lease on life thanks to a tiny neck implant paired with physical therapy. In a study published last month in the journal Nature, researchers at the ...

This can indicate the status of the spinal cord and nerve endings. Imaging tests produce pictures of the inside of your body. They may reveal fractures, bone degeneration, or other causes of ...

Building a tunnel made up of both hard and soft materials to guide the reconnection of severed nerve endings may be the first step toward helping patients who have suffered extensive nerve trauma ...

Boosting nerve regrowth post spinal cord injury “This strategy holds promise for further applications in repairing other central nervous system injuries and diseases,” the authors stated.

Motor neurons are nerve cells that control our muscles by sending signals from the brain and spinal cord out to the body. In ...

D bioprinted nerve tissues offer new hope for ALS drug testing. Uppsala team creates motor neuron organoids from patient ...

Scientists created a model of the human pain pathway in a dish by connecting four separate brain organoids. The feat should help them understand sensory disorders like those affecting pain perception.

Pairing targeted vagus nerve stimulation with physical therapy seems to help people who are partially paralysed from spinal cord injuries regain the ability to perform some everyday activities ...