Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered a surprising repair system in the spinal cord that could open new doors for treating paralysis, stroke, and diseases like multiple sclerosis. They found that ...

Organoids developed from human stem cells modeled spinal cord injuries, providing a powerful in vitro tool to evaluate ...

The trial is an interventional Phase 2 study with patients randomly assigned to either elezanumab or placebo in parallel groups. It is double-blind with masking of patients, doctors, and assessors, ...

Honor highlights international startup advancing non-invasive rehabilitation technology for people living with chronic spinal cord injury ...

Neurites include axons, which are often severed during spinal cord injuries. When axons are cut, communication between ...

A UNSW biomedical expert explains how neurostimulation can already treat conditions like chronic pain, Parkinson's disease and hearing loss - and why ...

New research suggests the astringent sensation caused by flavanols could act as a direct signal to the brain, triggering ...

Using the device, people who are paralyzed due to spinal cord injuries could regain control of the muscles in their lower limbs so that they can stand and walk, said the researchers from the Institute ...

A nerve injury activates a brain pathway that turns short-term pain into chronic pain. Blocking this signal may prevent long-term pain.

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that can last months or years, according to new University of Colorado Boulder ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...