Spinal neurosurgeons Eli Baron, MD, and Dave Atteberry, MD, shared what they would change in the field of spine surgery if given the chance. Dr. Baron is a spinal neurosurgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical ...

I like to make noise. It’s a family disposition likely amplified by being born and raised in Philadelphia. But over the past ...

Mount Sinai’s Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance in New York CIty received a $3 million gift to create what it claims is the world’s first pediatric implanted neurostimulation program ...

A student who suffered a serious spinal cord injury leaving him with chronic pain that threatened his career has graduated from university. Archie Wills-Johnson, 22, was a year into his biology degree ...

There are over 15 million people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) worldwide. Experimental treatments using electrical stimulation through the skin may help some patients regain movement, but ...

Tiny, zapping implant gives spinal cord injury survivors new hope UT Dallas researchers paired rehab with vagus nerve stimulation to help people with spinal cord injuries regain arm and hand mobility.

Key takeaways: There is an urgent need to enable functional recovery in people with spinal cord injuries. The goal of NVG-291’s development is to improve neural connections in humans with SCI ...

XellSmart's stem cell therapy trial aims to cure spinal cord injuries, offering hope to millions affected worldwide.

The company is testing the clinical efficacy of its lead candidate, NVG-291, in a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial in spinal cord injury and has initiated preclinical test of concept evaluation of our ...

A Swiss research center is trying to use innovative technology to help restore bodily functions for paralyzed patients—and even help Parkinson's patients walk smoothly again.

Introduction Spinal cord injury (SCI) has been linked to increased frequencies of sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBDs) (≤50% after paraplegia and ≤90% following tetraplegia). However, SRBDs have ...

Astrocytic Ryk signaling regulates not only the injury responses of astrocytes but also signals from astrocytes to other cell types, including microglia, fibroblasts and endothelial cells. In spinal ...