In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

In the remaining cases where labeling was also seen in the spinal cord, most of the ... chick dorsal root axons turn towards high concentrations of nerve growth factor. Science 206, 1079–1080 ...

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is the occurrence of an acute traumatic damage to the spinal cord or nerves roots within the spinal column, including the cauda equina, that results in temporary or ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A brief application of a polymer commonly used in medicine and cosmetics has been shown to immediately repair damaged nerve membranes in live guinea pigs with severe spinal cord ...

Herniated discs and spinal stenosis are the most common causes of a pinched nerve in the lower back. Other conditions like ...