SMA is a genetic neurodegenerative disease that manifests in progressive death and functional decline of motor neurons—nerve ...

SMA is a genetic neurodegenerative disease that manifests in progressive death and functional decline of motor neurons -- nerve cells that control movement by transmitting signals from the brain and ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

A Somerset teenager who was forced to learn to walk again not once - but twice - after doctors discovered tumours on his ...

A Somerset teenager who was forced to learn to walk again twice after doctors discovered tumours on his brain has is the face of Cancer ...

Elon Musk wants to merge humans with AI. And his goal of achieving "symbiosis" with artificial intelligence starts with a ...

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami focuses on developing new strategies for repairing the nervous system and improving quality of life following spinal cord or brain ...

In a new study, scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN) and University Hospital Magdeburg demonstrated that the spinal cord is far more than just a transmission pathway that ...

Cupid's Undie Run sent dozens of half-naked runners through Nashville Saturday to raise awareness for a genetic disease.

This fluid is distributed to the exterior of the brain and to the spinal cord, where it provides a cushion against physical impact and helps maintain normal function. The brain and spinal cord tog ...