A team of Japanese researchers reports that two out of four patients who received stem cell transplants showed improvements ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients often rely on their loved ones as caregivers for help with daily tasks. Caring for a loved ...

refers to any injury to the spinal cord that is caused by trauma instead of disease. Depending on where the spinal cord and nerve roots are damaged, the symptoms can vary widely, from pain to ...

A team of researchers in Japan says two of four patients who received transplantation of special stem cells showed motor ...

Elle Yona went from performing as a competitive high school dancer and learning to drive, to being paralyzed from the neck down.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS) maintains this Information Network as a resource to promote knowledge in the areas of research, health and quality ...

When you choose the University of Utah Health for you or your family member’s spinal cord injury rehabilitation, you are choosing a program that marshals the resources of an entire university and ...

New research from the University of Kentucky has earned a spot on the cover of the Journal of Neuroscience, highlighting a ...

Nurses should watch for early symptoms (particularly pain), obtain ... constitutes a true emergency because the initial injury to the spinal cord will lead to permanent loss of neurologic function ...

Nerve cells in the spinal cord do not regenerate easily and scar tissue forms quickly, blocking the regrowth of nerve fibers. Current treatments for SCI focus on managing symptoms, preventing further ...

Advances in tissue engineering offer hope for spinal cord injury repair, utilizing biomaterials, stem cells, and bioactive ...