In the center of your body’s repair system are tiny cells with mighty power—pericytes. These small but active cells surround ...

Many scientists are working on treatments to help people with spinal cord injuries walk. Now there’s a striking new demonstration of how one approach might work: Spinal nerve stimulation helped ...

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 ...

Spinal cord compression can cause irreversible nerve damage and lead to loss of foot and arm movements, so identifying myelopathy in the early stages is critical for proper recovery (including the ...

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The lower region of the brain is continuous with the spinal cord. The spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord and travel throughout the internal organs, arms, and legs to control movement and ...

Cervical spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal. If the canal narrows significantly, it can become too small for the spinal cord and nerve roots.

Cervical spinal stenosis: When your spinal canal narrows around the spinal cord, that reduces the amount of space available for your spinal cord and nerves. As a result, your spinal cord or nerves ...

Not only was this marker also present in the spinal cord after injury, Zhang says, but he and his team tracked down the cells that produce it: non-neuronal cells called NG2 glia. NG2 glia serve as ...

Each spinal nerve comprises motor and sensory nerve fibers. Receptors present in the skin transmit signals to the spinal cord via sensory nerve fibers, which enter the spinal cord via the dorsal root.