However, as you can see from the golden outlines in this image, there is an extensive network of blood and lymphatic vessels in the spinal cord that supports the neural tissue. In addition, nutrients ...

Researchers in Sweden have succeeded for the first time in growing nerve cells across gaps in severed spinal cords in rats.

Spinal-cord injuries affect about half a million people each year and can leave patients completely paralysed below the site of injury. Currently, damage to this precious bundle of nerve fibres is ...

A model in mice that charts precisely how different cells respond to damage could aid the development of new treatments for spinal injuries.

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