Researchers at the Texas Biomedical Device Center—or TxBDC—discovered a way to retrain the brain’s fear response using a tiny ...
The physiological power and biological value of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is so significant that it is often referred ...
New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...
More than 15 million people worldwide are living with spinal cord injury (SCI), which can affect their sensory and motor ...
Synaptic plasticity is the biological process by which specific patterns of synaptic activity result in changes in synaptic strength and is thought to contribute to learning and memory.
A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...
Researchers reported a spine-stimulating implant might aid neurodegenerative diseases like spinal muscle atrophy.
A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...
Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...
Liver issues, including a buildup of fat in the liver, occur before the onset of neuromuscular disease, per a study in a mouse model of SMA.