Nerve cells in the spinal cord do not regenerate easily and scar tissue forms quickly, blocking the regrowth of nerve fibers. Current treatments for SCI focus on managing symptoms, preventing further ...

The process may someday be used in humans with spinal cord injuries to minimize or reverse the damage to nerve cells that results in paralysis, says Richard B. Borgens, professor of developmental ...

Characterized by back, leg and neck pain, spinal stenosis ... whether there is damage to the nerve root exiting the spinal canal. “What can make diagnosis difficult is that symptoms vary from ...

Spinal cord diseases are a heterogeneous group of conditions that cause damage or dysfunction of the spinal cord. They include infections, inflammatory disorders, vascular diseases and disorders ...

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) strives to promote educational and research development in the fields of ...

Depending on where the spinal cord and nerve roots are damaged, the symptoms can vary widely ... controlling inflammation to prevent further damage. The actual treatment can vary widely depending ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC ... to treatment directly correlates with early recognition of the signs and symptoms of SCC. Treatment includes administration of corticosteroids, radiation therapy ...

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. In mouse experiments, scientists ...

Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum and betaSENSE identified a biomarker in spinal fluid that detects early-stage Parkinson’s disease with over 90% sensitivity and specificity. This offers a ...