Results of their study appear online in Nature Neuroscience. "Until now, such robust nerve regeneration has been impossible in the spinal cord," said Steward, anatomy & neurobiology professor and ...

A pinched nerve can be very painful—no matter where it’s located in your body. If you experience one in your back, it can travel to other parts of the body and cause sharp pain, tingling, numbness, or ...

Each year thousands of patients face life-long losses in sensation and motor function from spinal cord injury and related conditions in which axons are badly damaged or severed. New research in mice ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a condition that causes the degeneration of the nerve cells in the nervous system, affecting certain neurons in the spinal cord. ALS is a fatal disease that ...

An experimental drug could help improve movement for patients with spinal cord injuries. Larry Williams broke his neck in a ...

For decades, paralysis from spinal cord injuries has been seen as irreversible. Even advanced brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), like those developed by Elon Musk’s Neuralink, assume that paralyzed ...

Lower back pain has many different causes. Injuries, certain lifestyle habits, or health issues (like kidney stones) are just a few examples. (Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Your lower back, which ...