Neurites include axons, which are often severed during spinal cord injuries. When axons are cut, communication between ...

A new human spinal cord organoid model replicates key injury responses, such as inflammation, cell loss, and scar formation.

Scientists have taken a major step toward treating spinal cord injuries that cause paralysis. In lab dishes, researchers at Northwestern University grew tiny organoids of the human spinal cord. Then, ...

Just making these organoids was a big advance in spinal research, so the success of the so-called “dancing molecules” treatment represents fresh hope.

For generations, paralysis from a damaged spinal cord has been seen as permanent. Once the nerves were injured, the signals carrying movement from the brain to the body were lost forever. But ...

A groundbreaking human trial has begun that could transform life for people with spinal cord injuries. The project, developed over three decades, uses a unique cell-based approach that scientists hope ...

A new breakthrough for spine and nervous system formation was successfully achieved by researchers where they were able to develop human stem cell models that will soon help in addressing the problems ...