Medicine & TechnologyA man from Spain broke his spine and damaged his spinal cord in his neck after jumping into a foam pit, leaving him paralyzed with the possibility of being quadriplegic. Learn more about him in this article.
The 40-year-old man, who experienced a spinal cord injury after a bicycle accident, regained leg control through new electronic brain implants. Check out this remarkable technology in this article.
A clinical trial of spinal cord stimulation has shown promise in restoring hand movement after stroke. Read on to learn more about this breakthrough study.
A cancer drug currently being investigated surprised researchers when it aided in the recovery of spinal cord injuries in mice models. Read on to find out how the drug works and what it means for future therapies.
A new study develops a neurotech that allowed a multiple system atrophy-parkinsonian type patient stand up for the first time after more than a year. Read more about the spinal cord implant system here.
Experts from UK and US developed a new concept of a back brace that detects the amount of stress and strain and enables doctors to adjust it for better scoliosis treatment.
A 30-year-old paralyzed man and two others received a spinal implant, which sends electrical signals to the spine that control movement to help them regain mobility.
A new study suggests that the brain should be the primary target in treating amyotrophic lateral scoliosis (ALS) not the spinal cord, flipping a long-standing belief.
Researchers from Northwestern University have developed a new therapy that promotes "functional recovery" in mice with paralysis, a breakthrough that might be applicable to humans.
In a recent study, the Washington University School of Medicine researchers found that immune cells that shield the brain and spinal cord come mainly from the skull.
Researchers from the University of Washington developed a new treatment that will help people with spinal cord injury regain their hand and arm functionality.
Earlier the Neurons in the spinal cord was believed to be itch-specific but a recent study concludes that Itch Neurons in Mouse Spinal Cords Can Sense Pain and manage it.