Researchers have developed a way to grow a highly specialized subset of brain nerve cells that are involved in motor neuron ...

Peripheral neuropathy is more than tingling feet—left untreated it can progress to chronic pain, falls, infections and even ...

A research team has developed a way to produce a subset of highly specialised brain neurons that centrally degenerate in motor neuron disease and are damaged in spinal cord injury, laying foundations ...

Researchers have found that new myelin-making cells are constantly being made in the brain and spinal cord, even in the ...

Scientists have developed a computer-based model that may explain how nerve cells become damaged in ALS, and how best to time ...

The alarming news about Quinton Aaron's health first surfaced after he was rushed to an Atlanta hospital when he suddenly lost mobility in his legs while walking in his apartment. This incident ...

The tiny zebrafish is helping researchers rapidly determine whether a newborn's genetic mutation is likely to cause spinal ...

New research suggests pain is not a simple signal of injury but a process that unfolds across nerves, spinal cord, and brain.

An individual may become completely paralyzed because of any number of accidents that interfere with the functioning of the ...

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or ...

Dr. Stuart Himmelstein, DC, a Philadelphia-based chiropractor, examines how peripheral neuropathy is evaluated in ...

People with spinal cord injuries often lose movement even though their brains still send the right signals. Researchers ...