Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, ...

Spinal stenosis results from narrowing spaces within the spine that put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves, causing pain, ...

But centuries of study were required to grasp its complex anatomy and function ... where the brainstem attaches to the spinal cord. Most nerves in our body branch directly from the spinal cord: They ...

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to ...

David Julius and Wendy Yue have discovered a natural mechanism that could help reduce scarring after a spinal cord injury.

An injury isn't the only reason you're suffering. These everyday habits or common conditions could be the trigger.

After injury, the long axonal projections of nerve cells are cut and 'die ... biomaterial designed to mimic the structure of the spinal cord, combined with the application of electrical ...

The answer lies in a membranous structure called ... peripheral nervous system (PNS: nerves) and oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS: brain and spinal cord). In the PNS, one ...

A world-first trial to help improve the lives of Australians living with a debilitating spinal cord injury is a step closer ...

The spine is quite a complex structure: It consists of vertebrae, intervertebral discs (which act as cushions for vertebrae), ligaments, and nerves. With spinal stenosis, such narrowing of the ...