An individual may become completely paralyzed because of any number of accidents that interfere with the functioning of the ...

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 ...

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.

Researchers have found that new myelin-making cells are constantly being made in the brain and spinal cord, even in the ...

A viral infection can trigger a neurological disease similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in mice with a specific ...

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

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 ...