Researchers used human iPSC stem cells to grow brand new nerves in a rat model of spinal cord injury. The neurons grew tens of thousands of axons that extended the entire length of the spinal cord.

The Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) program, sponsored by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), supports innovative projects and ...

Spinal shock has been of interest to clinicians for over two centuries. Advances in our understanding of both the neurophysiology of the spinal cord and neuroplasticity following spinal cord ...

This new model, in contrast, recapitulates the development of all three sections of embryonic brain and spinal cord simultaneously—something that has not been achieved in previous models.

Spinal cord stimulation was successful in 20 of 36 patients (56 percent); 14 had a score of 6 for the global perceived effect, and 18 had a visual-analogue score that was at least 50 percent lower ...

Cat locomotion could unlock better human spinal cord injury treatment Date: January 9, 2023 Source: Georgia Institute of Technology Summary: Cats always land on their feet, but what makes them so ...