Rats exhibit significant recovery of locomotor function following incomplete spinal cord injuries, albeit with altered gait expression and reduced speed and stepping frequency. These changes likely ...

The findings offer renewed hope for individuals experiencing loss of function and sensation due to spinal cord injuries. “Long-term, the goal is to transform this technology into a medical device that ...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the University of Auckland in New Zealand have developed a groundbreaking bioelectric implant that restores movement in rats after ...

A team of researchers at Rowan University has developed an injectable biomaterial that could significantly improve recovery ...

Tiny, zapping implant gives spinal cord injury survivors new hope UT Dallas researchers paired rehab with vagus nerve stimulation to help people with spinal cord injuries regain arm and hand mobility.

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin are assessing how the development of spinal ligaments provide mechanical stability and ...

Spinal cord compression produces edema, inflammation, and mechanical compression, which causes direct neural injury to the cord, as well as vascular damage and impairment of oxygenation.

MS Spinal Cord Lesions: Everything You Need to Know Spinal cord lesions are more commonly seen in progressive forms of multiple sclerosis, and they can result in an increased risk of disability.

A new clinical trial has found that closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation can result in significant improvements to arm and hand function in patients with spinal cord injury.

Key takeaways: There is an urgent need to enable functional recovery in people with spinal cord injuries. The goal of NVG-291’s development is to improve neural connections in humans with SCI.

Spinal cord injury articles from across Nature Portfolio A spinal cord injury consists of damage to the spinal cord that results from external trauma including accidents, falls and sports-related ...