SMA mutations disrupt spinal cord development, with fewer nerve cells in early stages. SMN protein deficiency leads to a mesodermal fate bias, with fewer motor neurons. Increasing SOX2 pathway ...

The effects of spinal cord injuries are complex and multifaceted. People lose not only the ability to control the movement of their limbs, but also the ability to receive sensory feedback from them.

In new results from a clinical trial, researchers show that electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can restore the muscle control and sensory feedback required for coordinated walking movements.

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In recent years, scientists have used organoids as an easy, affordable method of testing potential therapies before performing human clinical trials. A new study applies this groundbreaking technology ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have taken a major step toward treating spinal cord injuries that cause paralysis. In lab dishes, researchers at ...

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Northwestern University scientists have developed the most advanced organoid model for human spinal cord injury to date. In a new study, the research team used lab-grown human spinal cord ...

Spinal cord injuries cause permanent paralysis in part because inflammation, cell death, and glial scarring block nerve regeneration, and there has been no reliable human tissue model to test ...

The same abnormal proteins that can build up in your heart when you have transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) can also leave deposits in your spine, resulting in spinal stenosis. The symptoms ...

Zaida Álvarez Pinto, Principal Investigator at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, one of the most prestigious and competitive sources of ...

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