The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS ... within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents ...

The spinal cord is a compact bundle of nerves extending from the base of the brain down the spine. Diagram. This fact sheet is intended to be a starting point for understanding the normal functions of ...

This is the first stem cell model to contain ... as a working notochord in human stem cells could help further research into how birth defects affect the spine or spinal cord.

Modern human anatomy has ... in our legs and between our vertebrae are enlarged, which is an advantage for bearing weight. And the hole through which the spinal cord enters the skull, called ...

Spinal cord stimulation might be a valuable alternative to electrical deep-brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), suggests a study by researchers at Duke University ...

Tangle-like pathology is mainly observed in the brain stem and spinal ... model should be aware of the findings in 5xFAD mice when designing and documenting breeding strategies. Unknown at advanced ...

A new literature review asks the profound question, how durable are spine cord stim outcomes? Using data from 25 studies over ...

Researchers at Keio University have begun using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat and maybe even cure severe ...

New study in @jclinicalinvest by @HopkinsMedicine researchers suggests experimental blood test can indicate spinal cord ...

Spina bifida is a congenital defect in which an infant's spine and spinal cord do not close or develop properly in the womb, causing a gap in the spine. One of every 3,000 newborns is believed to have ...

The Texas Model Spinal Cord Injury System provides services along the entire continuum of care from emergency medical service to long-term follow-up and management of secondary conditions. The TMSCIS ...