Human tails, manifesting as caudal cutaneous appendages, have long intrigued clinicians and anatomists alike. These structures, which may be either vestigial remnants of embryonic development or ...
Neurites include axons, which are often severed during spinal cord injuries. When axons are cut, communication between ...
Researchers have built a realistic human mini spinal cord in the lab and used it to simulate traumatic injury. The model reproduced key damage seen in real spinal cord injuries, including inflammation ...
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Breakthrough human spinal cord organoids revive hope for paralysis repair
Scientists at Northwestern University have built what they call the most advanced human spinal ...
At the very bottom of the human spine is a bone that sticks out a bit called the coccyx (cox-ix). We sometimes call it the “tailbone,” but it is actually made up of several different spinal bones. In ...
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Humans are born with tails—but lose them before birth—and scientists still don’t know why we have them at all
Early in pregnancy, something surprising happens. Every human embryo develops a tail. It is not symbolic or imagined. A real extension forms at the base of the spine, complete with vertebrae. Later, ...
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