The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. A misdirected inflammatory response damages nerve cells of a protective coating called myelin. Myelin coats the nerve fibers from the ...

A spinal cord injury is a life-altering event. The nerves inside the spinal cord have been damaged, therefore interrupting the flow of information from the brain to the body. For some patients, this ...

Complete spinal cord injury—If you have a complete injury ... Functional electrical stimulation (FES)—We attach electrodes to a patient’s limbs to stimulate his or her nerves. This allows someone to ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS) maintains this Information Network as a resource to promote knowledge in the areas of research, health and quality ...

Treating SCI is difficult because the spinal cord has limited ability to heal itself and damage to the spinal cord often disrupts the complex network of nerves that control movement and sensation.

A Nsoldier, David Itodo, who is battling spinal cord injury, has cried out to Nigerians for help. Itodo is currently at 44 ...

In 2023, the NeuroRestore team was able to make a fully paralyzed mouse walk by regenerating the nerves in its spinal cord. There are many hurdles before that kind of gene therapy, typically ...

A woman was almost paralysed when lifting just half her usual weights at a class - leaving her suffering the same rare spinal injury that Blue's Duncan has. Jodie Wickers was taking on 60kg-weighted ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A groundbreaking spinal surgery brings a man a second chance to enjoy his life. ABC57 first brought you the news back in 2023 with a South Bend surgeon first in the country to ...

why did these sensory nerves grow back, but not the others? If we can figure that out, we might be able to apply the same principle to other nerve cells and improve treatments for spinal cord ...

Even billionaire Elon Musk’s Neuralink, with its pioneering brain computer interfaces (BCIs) which bypass damaged nerves by linking ... chips in the brain and spinal cord to create a bridge ...