A large, multidisciplinary team led by researchers from Texas A&M University has made a potentially game-changing discovery ...

People with spinal cord injuries often lose movement even though their brains still send the right signals. Researchers ...

Netrin1 is a protein that was first characterized for its axon guidance activities during embryonic development. The netrin family has been shown to play many critical roles in developmental and ...

A large, multidisciplinary team led by researchers from Texas A&M University has made a potentially game-changing discovery about the development of devastating motor neuron diseases like amyotrophic ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising new role for netrin1, a crucial protein in neural development, as a regulator that limits bone morphogenetic protein signaling in the developing spinal cord.

BCI® Therapy is being developed to restore thought-driven movement in people living with spinal cord injuries and other ...

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) causes partial or complete loss of sensory, motor, and autonomic functions below the site of injury. Patients suffering from SCI may experience severe morbidity and ...

An individual may become completely paralyzed because of any number of accidents that interfere with the functioning of the nerves in their body. People who have lost the ability to walk due to spinal ...

An ultra-thin spinal implant that delivers gentle electric currents has restored movement and touch sensation in rats following spinal cord injuries. The findings were published in Nature ...