Scientists develop lab-grown model of the human sensory pathway to investigate how pain signals are transmitted to the brain.

The dorsal horn of the spinal cord represents the first site in the central nervous ... subpopulations in which the observed electrophysiological properties of a given neuron often fail to easily ...

Laidley's tumour is also on her spinal cord, with the delicate location meaning she requires an operation to remove it as soon as possible. 'I started getting headaches back around about October ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles ... of the ...

The pathogenesis of AD is multifactorial, involving hypotheses/mechanisms, such as amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques, tau protein hyperphosphorylation, cholinergic neuron damage, oxidative stress, and ...

We validated previous observations of neuronal cell number changes and muscle fiber distribution. We found that the increase in neuron cell number tends to lag behind the rapid expansion of somatic ...

This groundbreaking system is forging a new path for individuals facing spinal cord injuries. Individuals like Rick Arnold. "I have MS," said Arnold. "I was diagnosed in 2007." Arnold is rediscovering ...

Robust Segmentation and Labeling of Vertebrae, Intervertebral Discs, Spinal Cord, and Spinal Canal in MRI Images Using nnU-Net and Iterative Algorithm.

A rare genetic condition, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) affects one in 7,000 people in India. It mostly affects children and often leads to infant mortality In a breakthrough for Spinal Muscular ...

Spinal cord stimulators have grown in popularity over the past several years as patients see benefits in the less-invasive procedure. Stimulators help patients to treat chronic pain without invasive ...