Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The ...

Realizing a Phase I human clinical trial commencing to test the efficacy and safety of the transplantation of olfactory cell nerve bridges to treat chronic spinal cord injury.

Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged nerves regenerating after a spinal cord injury.

A dermatome is an area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, forming nerve roots that branch from your spinal cord, but only 30 dermatomes. Your spinal ...

There are many nerves that control bladder and bowel function. They include the spinal cord, cauda equina, and enteric nervous system.

Spinal Life Australia CEO Mark Townend welcomed the start of the trial and the potential life-changing impacts the research could have for people with acquired spinal cord injuries.

Applying red-light therapy to a damaged spinal cord protects and regenerates nerve cells, leading to a return of motor and sensory function, according to new research. The treatment could expand ...

Schwannoma - Cervical Nerve Root and Spinal Cord Compression A 46 year-old woman presented with pain in the neck for several months followed by a rapidly progressive quadriparesis over two days.

A new discovery suggests it could one day be possible to chemically reprogram and repair damaged nerves after spinal cord injury or brain trauma.

An investigational cancer drug helps regenerate damaged nerves after spinal trauma with "remarkable recovery of sensory and motor functions," British scientists say.

When the spinal cord is injured, the damaged nerve fibers--called axons--are normally incapable of regrowth, leading to permanent loss of function.

Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged nerves regenerating after a spinal cord injury.