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Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute's International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) have made a remarkable ...

These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot respond to signals from the nerves, they atrophy — weaken and shrink — from inactivity. One in every 6,000 babies is born with ...

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Australian researchers are about to launch a human trial to treat spinal cord injury by transplanting cells from the noses of paralysed patients into the damaged area. Griffith University ...

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An experimental new therapy is restoring more function for patients with spinal cord injury, without invasive surgery. Anthony Magliari has come a long way in his 15 years of rehabilitation. He ...

A paralysed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers. It is the first time someone who has had a complete cut to ...

Instead, however, we found no major differences in the contribution of cholinergic cells that emanate from the MGE or POA with regards to their cell body location or projection topography.