As spinal cord injuries increasingly affect older adults, new research reveals a surprising pattern in recovery. The study ...

Older adults recover nerve function after spinal cord injury just as well as younger patients, but they fall behind when it ...

What is the anatomy of the spinal cord? The human spinal cord is a cylindrical structure of nerve tissue that is protected by the spinal column and composed of uniformly organized white and grey ...

Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged nerves regenerating after a spinal cord injury. Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged nerves ...

May 2 (UPI) --A system that maps critical brain-to-spinal cord nerve connections offers hope for paralyzed people to regain movement in forelimbs, according to a study. Researchers at Cincinnati ...

A preclinical study with mice has shown that Gabapentin, a drug that is commonly used in nerve pain could be useful for patients with spinal cord injury. Use of the drug showed improvement in upper ...

Spinal injuries can be like downed power lines – even if everything on either side of the injury is perfectly functional, the break can effectively shut down the whole system. Now, researchers at the ...

A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica - back pain that shoots down the leg - have evidence of ...

MyoRegulator, a device to be used at home to slow disability progression in ALS, has been granted breakthrough device ...

Conservative radio host and writer Dennis Prager shared an update about his health following an accident that led to a spinal ...