After a month, Karla underwent proton therapy, a type of radiation treatment that is used to remove any tumor remains in the ...

I had this done four times to make sure the medicine could reach my brain and spinal cord. At the same time, I also had a strong chemotherapy treatment called R-CHOP, which is a mix of five ...

Researchers in Ismael Seáñez's lab have developed a type of decoder to restore communication between the brain and the area below a spinal cord injury. Through experiments in their lab with 17 human ...

Each year, thousands of adults are diagnosed with tumors that form in the brain or spinal cord. These tumors can affect everything from how we move and think to how we feel each day. While not all ...

A Somerset NHS clinical scientist is exploring whether a form of magnetic brain stimulation could revolutionise ... caused by compression of the spinal cord. Diane’s research forms part of ...

Fruit flies can fly or walk forward at high speeds in a perfect straight line. That’s because, at every moment, a network of neurons in their brain detects even the slightest deviation from their path ...

Researchers in Ismael Seáñez’s lab have developed a type of decoder to restore communication between the brain and the area below a spinal cord injury. Through experiments in their lab with 17 ...

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury is interrupted, resulting in paralysis. Because the brain ...

Motor neurons carry impulses away from the central nervous system (made up of the brain and spinal cord) and control the movement of the body. These neurons coordinate muscle activity. Motor neurons ...

The tournament raises money for the Making Headway Foundation – a nonprofit dedicated to helping children with brain and spinal cord tumors. Over the years, Gains for Brains has raised tens of ...

Over the years, Gains for Brains has raised tens of thousands of dollars, with all the money going straight to the foundation. Colorado senate's override of a veto by Gov. Jared Polis leads to ...