Scientists continue to break new ground in the realm of cellular reprogramming, a burgeoning area of medical research where one type of cell is retrained to fulfill the role of another. A team at Ohio ...

If the spinal cord in a mouse or human suffers damage, temporary paralysis occurs until the damage is healed, and motor function is then restored. But when the spinal cord damage is severe and total, ...

When the spinal cords of mice and humans are partially damaged, the initial paralysis is followed by the extensive, spontaneous recovery of motor function. However, after a complete spinal cord injury ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synchron, the brain-computer interface (BCI) company developing endovascular technology to restore functionality in patients with motor impairment, today announced the ...

Most treatments for strokes aim to help reduce or repair damage to affected neurons. But a new study in mice has shown that a drug already in use to treat certain neurological disorders could help ...

Gene therapy has restored mobility in mice with completely severed spinal cords, researchers report. The mice regained the ability to walk, with gait patterns resembling those of mice that resumed ...

Gain Therapeutics’ phase 1 drug for Parkinson’s disease associated with a common gene mutation appears to restore motor function in mice, even after a delay between symptom onset and treatment, new ...

When the spinal cords of mice and humans are partially damaged, the initial paralysis is followed by the extensive, spontaneous recovery of motor function. However, after a complete spinal cord injury ...