Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A new study from Cedars-Sinai, reveals that support cells called astrocytes do ...

Researchers have developed a way to grow a highly specialized subset of brain nerve cells that are involved in motor neuron ...

A research team has developed a way to produce a subset of highly specialised brain neurons that centrally degenerate in motor neuron disease and are damaged in spinal cord injury, laying foundations ...

People with spinal cord injuries often lose movement even though their brains still send the right signals. Researchers ...

People with spinal cord injuries often lose some or all their limb function. In most patients, the nerves in their limbs work ...

The brain and spinal cord are the central pillars of the human central nervous system (CNS), orchestrating everything from movement to sensation. Despite significant advances in neuroscience, our ...

Machine learning decodes brain signals for paralysis recovery in just one second using sensors placed on scalp not inside ...

BCI® Therapy is being developed to restore thought-driven movement in people living with spinal cord injuries and other ...

A 10-minute brain scan can predict the effectiveness of a risky spinal surgery to alleviate intractable pain. The result gives doctors a much-needed biomarker to discuss with patients considering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Cedars-Sinai team has found that support cells called astrocytes, located far from a spinal cord injury, release a protein that ...

A brain cap and smart algorithms may one day help paralyzed patients turn thought into movement—no surgery required.