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

THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental blood test might be able to help doctors predict whether someone will recover their mobility following a spinal cord injury. The test looks ...

MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more. MRI is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that uses radio waves and a magnetic field to produce detailed ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are four types of nerve cells in the nervous system: sensory nerves, motor nerves, autonomic nerves and inter-neurons (neuron means nerve cell ... contains two organs—the brain and the spinal ...

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 ...