Spinal cord injuries are described at various levels of "incomplete", which can vary from having no effect on the patient to a "complete" injury which means a total loss of function. Treatment of ...

Tiny cells inside small blood vessels called pericytes can be forced to change shape and create "cellular bridges" that ...

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests. Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny ...

Imaging shows regeneration of sensory axons four weeks after a spinal cord injury in an adult mouse injected with PDGF-BB at the lesion site. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Capitalizing on the flexibility of ...

They were all suffering from acute complete to incomplete spinal cord injury in the neck region (so called tetraplegia, which also affects the arm and hand functions). A total of 78 people were ...

Complete Genomics, a leading innovator in genomic sequencing, today announced four winners from 30 applicants to its Spatial Xcellerator Grant Program. Winning projects address oncology, pediatric ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI)—a condition that leads to partial or complete paralysis—has a profound impact on millions of individuals globally. Despite recent advances in SCI treatment ...

Recent advancements in spinal cord injury research indicate that utilizing specific cells within the body's smallest blood vessels may offer a novel approach to repair damaged spinal cords. Scientists ...

Ekundayo, whose service number is NAF 97/18564, said he suffered a life-altering spinal cord injury in 2011 while representing the Nigerian Air Force in a volleyball tournament. A former Nigerian ...

Nurses should watch for early symptoms (particularly pain), obtain a thorough history, perform a complete ... [2] Spinal cord compression constitutes a true emergency because the initial injury ...