University of Manchester scientists have successfully pioneered a way to create functioning human spinal disks, aiming to ...

Spinal cord compression can lead to loss of sensation, difficulty with motor function, and pain or discomfort ... Myelopathy can affect any section of the spinal cord. There are different types of ...

The work underscores how important blood vessel restoration is to recovery of neurological function after a spinal cord injury, researchers said. “Spinal cord injuries are severe not only ...

What Is the Nervous System? Your nervous system is your body's main communication system. It sends messages from your brain to the rest of your body and helps you respond to changes inside and ...

Meningitis is an inflammation of the fluid and three membranes (meninges) surrounding your brain and spinal cord. The symptoms of viral and bacterial meningitis can be similar in the beginning.

Scientists at UC San Diego are looking into the body's healing mechanisms for clues on recovery from spinal cord injury ... is involved in many more functions. Professor Yimin Zou and colleagues ...

The Federal Government has announced plans to flag off the construction of the Cross River section of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway by next week. It stated that the construction of the Cross River ...

THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental blood test might be able to help doctors predict whether someone will recover their mobility following a spinal cord injury. The test ...

This organization suggests that cortical projection neurons maintain a high degree of specificity; that is, even when cortical projection neurons are closely located, each neuron could have a distinct ...

However, the exact distribution and function ... the spinal cord were obtained and postfixed with the same fixative for 4 h, placed in 30% (w/v) sucrose solution in 0.05 M PB solution (PBS; pH 7.4) ...