UCSF neurologist Dr. Shirvalkar studies nerve-to-brain connections to find new ways to treat chronic back pain.

An experimental drug is being tested right now in Chicago at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab is showing promising results.

Spinal muscular atrophy affects all the body's muscles. For a long time, it was considered a disease caused solely by the ...

In this edition of 12 Health, Shannon Hegy sits down with Robert Browne, who’s been living with a spinal cord injury for more than 10 years, and the nonprofit’s founder, Liz Remillard.

New research shows hospital blood tests can predict spinal cord injury severity and survival. Click to learn how technology ...

Susana Lima, Principal Investigator of CF’s Neuroethology Lab and senior author of the study, said, “The spinal cord isn’t ...

For decades, suffering from a spinal cord injury meant a very abrupt change in life. This is because there are very few therapies that address damaged "wiring". For those with spinal cord injuries, ...

Routine blood samples, such as those taken daily at any hospital and tracked over time, could help predict the severity of an injury and even provide insights into mortality after spinal cord damage, ...

For decades, it was thought that while the brain orchestrated male sexual behaviour – arousal, courtship, and copulation – ...

This study deciphers the characteristics of human spinal cord neural stem cells (hscNSCs) specific to cervical, thoracic, and ...

CALGARY - Cody Krebs has undergone a series of challenges since a severe spinal cord injury three years ago. The 32-year-old from Didsbury in central Alberta was hurt in a vehicle accident and ...

A new PET tracer can provide insights into how spinal cord injuries affect not only the spinal cord, but also the brain, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.