The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal ... cord injury.The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and ...

Scientists have known for some time that the spinal cord is capable of executing limb movements beyond reflex jerking motions ...

Recent research reveals how spinal health may influence the gut-brain connection, offering new perspectives on managing ...

it is clear that SCI-related problems extend beyond the spinal cord, most notably to the immune system. Future studies should determine whether preclinical models of SCI reliably mimic the human ...

Relate the structures and pathways of the brain and spinal cord to functions and syndromes. Understand imaging of the brain and spinal cord. Dissection of the human body is a privilege that is often ...

Courtine, and his colleague, the neurosurgeon Jocelyne Bloch, now felt confident that they could deploy the technologies to help patients with spinal ... to repair the human body and evolve ...

A new trial is being conducted at UTHealth Houston that will modify the herpes virus in a bid to help with secondary ...

Scientific publications and reach in the field have shown already that post-injury angiogenesis and vascular remodeling ...

He started a foundation that has raised more than $7 million for spinal cord research and adaptive equipment for other injured people. Know a hero? Send suggestions to heroesamongus@peoplemag.com.