In what is being described as a world-first, scientists in Israel have reportedly grown spinal cord implants utilizing tissue extracted from human volunteers. Those implants were then used to ...

Image Credit: MDGRPHCS/Shutterstock.com What is the anatomy of the spinal cord? The human spinal cord is a cylindrical structure of nerve tissue that is protected by the spinal column and composed ...

Our method also makes it possible to include other types of nerve cells including glial cells, which can pave the way for more complete models of the spinal cord," says Elena Kozlova.

Scientists generated functioning 3D spinal cord implants, using human tissue samples, through a process that mimics the development of the spinal cord in human embryos. Applied in a mouse model ...

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed implant that delivers targeted electrical stimulation to damaged areas of the spinal ...

Urinary incontinence is a devastating condition affecting over 33 million Americans, according to the National Association ...

Using human materials and cells, the researchers developed three-dimensional spinal cord tissues designed to avoid rejection by the patient’s body after implantation. In the lab models, 100% of the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have mapped how cells in the human spinal cord are formed in the embryo and what genes control the process. Their findings can give rise to new ...

Spinal cord injuries lead to permanent paralysis, and unfortunately there isn’t much that doctors can do to repair the damage. But a new study may help improve the outcomes, with researchers ...

A scientific breakthrough may enable paralysed people to walk again as researchers have created human spinal cord implants in a world first. The 3D implants, made using human cells, had an 80% ...