When a piece of hardware – like a screw – needs to be inserted into a patient’s spine, it’s important that it is placed in precisely the right spot. “The margin for error is very, very small when ...

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair ...

The data convincingly show that the transcription factor Sp1 regulates ephrin-mediated axon guidance in the spinal cord. Although the authors show that Sp1 and its co-activators p300 and CBP are ...

(WGN) — There has been an extraordinary step forward in the treatment of spinal cord injuries ... patient Trevor Hayden takes steps without the device. It’s a significant struggle.

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 ...

Researchers at Keio University have begun using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat and maybe even cure severe spinal cord injuries. The iPS technology was first conceived by Shinya ...

Spina bifida is a congenital defect in which an infant's spine and spinal cord do not close or develop properly in the womb, causing a gap in the spine. One of every 3,000 newborns is believed to have ...

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 ...

He is now able to stand without support and has started practising walking, NHK said. "We were able to achieve results in the world's first spinal cord treatment with iPS," Hideyuki Okano, a Keio ...

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) refers to damage caused anywhere on the spinal cord and its cells, including nerve cells, often resulting from car accidents, sports mishaps, and other traumas. Despite new ...