A groundbreaking human trial has begun that could transform life for people with spinal cord injuries. The project, developed over three decades, uses a unique cell-based approach that scientists hope ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have taken a major step toward treating spinal cord injuries that cause paralysis. In lab dishes, researchers at ...

In this video I walk you through real donated human brains to explore how the nervous system actually looks and works. I ...

What is the anatomy of the spinal cord? The human spinal cord is a cylindrical structure of nerve tissue that is protected by the spinal column and composed of uniformly organized white and grey ...

For the first time, scientists discovered that a specific type of human cell, generated from stem cells and transplanted into spinal cord injured rats, provide tremendous benefit, not only repairing ...

Can we regrow damaged nerves? A new study identifies the AHR protein as the switch that limits axon regeneration.

An international research team led by Prof. Tae-Woo Lee (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea) and Prof. Zhenan Bao (Department of Chemical ...

Our bodies are not perfectly designed, but are a living archive of evolution. Anatomy reveals a historical record of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A world-first trial of nasal cell therapy offers new hope for spinal cord repair and independence after injury. (CREDIT: ...