Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a condition affecting the central nervous system characterized by both motor and sensory impairment. SCI causes lipid accumulation in the form of lipid droplets, which may ...

Darren Edwards knows a lot about hopelessness; one minute, he was rock climbing in North Wales about to finish his route, and the next, he was in the hospital paralyzed from the chest down with a ...

Several studies have demonstrated that SPIO-labeled stem cells migrate into a brain or spinal cord lesion after transplantation; MRI detection was confirmed by histological analysis with iron ...

Here's the latest on Hurts, including updates on his practice status heading into the NFC championship: NFL STATS CENTRAL ... he was able to avoid an injury designation for Sunday, which means ...

In vivo tracking of stem cells in brain & spinal cord lesions MRI detection as well as histological analysis demonstrated that grafted adult as well as embryonic stem cells labeled with SPIO ...

Zay Flowers, after missing the team's wild-card round win over the Steelers with a knee injury, did not practice this week and has officially been ruled out for Sunday's showdown against the ...

The Minnesota Wild placed their top-scoring contributor on LTIR on Friday in Kirill Kaprizov because of an aggravated lower-body injury ... in second place of the Central Division with 58 points.

With a series of heavy-duty matchups in the NFL Divisional Round of the playoffs, a few teams will be shorthanded on the injury front. The Baltimore Ravens are set to take on the Buffalo Bills in ...

If anyone can make it back, it’s him." Hutchinson said he did not suffer any ligament damage with the injury which could simplify his recovery. But it still takes time. "In the past, four to six ...