Injectable biomaterial delivers dual therapies to promote nerve repair after spinal injury by Rowan University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

Cross-section of a spinal nerve root. Note the anterior and posterior nerve roots join to form a single nerve trunk and then split into anterior and posterior rami.

NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Three patients whose lower bodies were left completely paralyzed after spinal cord injuries were able to walk, cycle and swim using a nerve-stimulation device ...

However, these re-purposed electrical stimulation devices fail to stimulate all the nerves in the spinal cord associated with leg and trunk movements, which may limit the recovery of all motor ...

More information: Michael P. Kilgard et al, Closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation aids recovery from spinal cord injury, Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09028-5 ...

When spinal cords are injured, the brain is unable to send signals to neurons below the injury site because of damage to the axons. Researchers have known human nerve fibers need three things to ...

Active lifestyles may help nerves to heal after spinal injuries Date: April 10, 2019 Source: Imperial College London Summary: Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged ...

Cross-sectional, observational, controlled study. High spinal cord injury (SCI) results in disruption of sympathetic vasomotor control. Vasodilatation as a response to local heating is a biphasic ...

Led by Louis S. Paone and Peter A. Galie, Ph.D., in the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering's Department of Biomedical Engineering, the research presents a novel approach to spinal cord repair ...