For decades, scientists assumed that neural stem cells (NSCs) only occur in the brain and spinal cord. A new international ...

Keio University researchers used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) created by stimulating mature, specialized cell ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown type of neural stem cell (pNSC) that exists outside the brain and spinal cord ...

Stem cell treatment using reprogrammed cells shows promising in helping paralyzed individuals regain lost functions.

An estimated 18,000 people in the United States annually suffer from new injuries to their spinal cords. Unfortunately for ...

In a breakthrough finding, researchers have discovered that immune cells near the spinal cord are triggered by estrogen and ...

There is currently no effective treatment for paralysis caused by serious spinal cord injuries, which affect more than ...

Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the course of their lives, varying in intensity, ...

The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. A misdirected inflammatory response damages nerve cells of a protective coating called myelin. Myelin coats the nerve fibers from the ...

My fiance and I plan to have kids someday. I was wondering if it would be beneficial to keep our babies’ umbilical cords, ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate ...