Researchers for the first time have induced robust regeneration of nerve connections that control voluntary movement after spinal cord injury, showing the potential for new therapeutic approaches to ...

A paraplegic patient from East China’s Zhejiang Province is now able to stand and walk independently after undergoing China’s first closed-loop spinal cord neural interface surgery recently, marking a ...

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 ...

Three children found dead at a property in New Malden all suffered from spinal muscular atrophy. Approximately 100 children are born with the degenerative condition in the UK each year. SMA is ...

Feeling from your knee down is relayed to your brain by the tibial nerve. This nerve is also responsible for sending messages from your brain down to your lower leg. The tibial nerve stems from your ...