A series of converging advances in bio-implant technology, from brain-spine interfaces to lab-grown spinal tissue, is ...

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 ...

The new organoids were grown in the lab for up to 40 days, and they mimicked the central nervous system of an 11-week-old human embryo. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Researchers develop a 3D-printed, RNA-activated implant that silences the PTEN gene to promote nerve regrowth after spinal ...

For decades, most scientists treated the spinal cord as little more than a biological cable. The brain gave orders, the ...

Neuroscientists discover a pathway to restore mobility, leveraging deep brain stimulation to activate key neurons and enable walking recovery for individuals with spinal cord injuries. Study: ...

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The brain is undeniably the most complex part of the human body. "So the brain sends signals through the spinal cord and vice versa, and it affects the way that we move and the way ...

In 2006, Wolfgang Jäger was in his 30s when a skiing accident left the young Austrian wheelchair-bound from a spinal cord injury. Fast-forward to today, where an innovative deep-brain stimulation ...

In an era of overt sexism in the sciences, she made two major discoveries, including identifying a chemical signal in the ...