The spinal cord passes signals from the brain to the rest of the body and vice versa. Blood never actually contacts the neural cells in the spine due to a cellular blockade called the blood-spinal ...

Researchers in Sweden have succeeded for the first time in growing nerve cells across gaps in severed spinal cords in rats. Subscribe Manage my subscription Activate my subscription Log in Log out.

Nature Outline 14 December 2017. Spinal-cord injury . An injury to the spinal cord is life-changing. There is currently no way to reverse damage to the spinal cord, ...