Older adults recover nerve function after spinal cord injury just as well as younger patients, but they fall behind when it ...

If you experience weakness and a loss of fine motor function in your arms and hands after neck trauma, you may have a spinal cord injury called central cord syndrome. This type of injury can disrupt ...

A study published in Neurology looks at how age may affect recovery for people with spinal cord injuries. "With population ...

Living with spinal cord injury (SCI) can have a negative effect on person’s mental health and desire to participate in activities, so there continues to be a need to explore ways of improving mental ...

A paradigm shift in the way we treat spinal injuries is now in sight, with the world's first regenerative cell therapy being granted approval for a registrational Phase I clinical trial. It's a ...

After someone experiences a spinal cord injury, doctors set off on a race against the clock. Within a few hours, they rush patients into surgery and administer anti-inflammatory drugs, ranging from ...

A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a previously unknown role for astrocyte cells in how the brain responds to damage and ...

Directly applying red-light therapy to a damaged spinal cord protects and regenerates nerve cells, leading to a return of motor and sensory function, according to new research. The treatment could ...

Spinal cord injuries have a profound effect on bladder as well as bowel function. There are several patterns of bladder dysfunction that develop. The problems that occur are very dependent on how the ...

After a spinal cord injury, cells in the brain and spinal cord change to cope with stress and repair tissue. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, shows that this ...

After a life-altering accident, Christopher Reeve and his wife, Dana Reeve, went on to do incredible work improving the lives of others with spinal cord injuries — which is now documented in the new ...