Researchers have identified subpopulations of neurons in the spinal cord that help coordinate the movement of the arms and legs to ensure a stable body posture during locomotion. Read More
A study suggests that spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic neuromuscular disease in infants and children, results primarily from motor circuit dysfunction, not motor neuron or muscle cell dysfunction, as is commonly thought. In a second study, the researchers identified the molecular pathway in SMA that leads to problems with motor function. Read More
Researchers created a wide variety of motor neurons using human embryonic stem cells and a new technique. In previous research,... Read More
Researchers in France and Sweden have discovered how one of the body’s own proteins is involved in generating chronic pain... Read More
Research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, has lead to new information about neuronal loss... Read More
Scientists knew that mutations in the FUS gene (Fused in Sarcoma) cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. The researchers were successful in identifying mutations in this gene that cause Essential Tremor, and proved that the disease mechanisms for ET and ALS FUS mutations are different. Read More
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, a treatment commonly administered for bladder dysfunction, appears to improve sexual response in women who suffer female sexual dysfunction. Read More
A new study reports the location of a spinal cord axon injury can determin whether neurons will regenerate. Read More
A new study reveals how the spinal cord is able to process and control more complex functions researchers previously believed to have been goverened by the cerebral cortex. Read More
Neuroprosthetics and robot rehabilitation wake up the ‘spinal brain’ and restore voluntary movement. Rats with spinal cord injuries and severe... Read More
The location of the receptor in the cell has a major effect on the cell’s ability to transmit pain signals, a new study reports. Read More
TAxI, a small peptide has been shown to be an effective vehicle for shuttling functional proteins into the spinal cord, a new study reports. Read More
