The surgeons used a microscope to carefully begin the repair. Then the moment of truth: The stem cell patch was placed directly over the exposed spinal cord of the fetus. The fetal surgeons then ...

By constructing single-cell transcriptomic databases for both human spinal cord development and rhesus monkey SCI models, the researchers established a foundation for comprehensively analyzing ...

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

In recent years, low-level electrical stimulation has emerged as an effective rehabilitative tool for people with spinal cord injuries. But not all patients have benefited because researchers ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.

More research is needed to confirm gray matter, the darker tissue found in the brain and spinal cord, “as a potential disease ...