Neurites include axons, which are often severed during spinal cord injuries. When axons are cut, communication between ...

Stanford Medicine investigators have replicated, in a lab dish, one of the most prominent human nervous pathways for sensing pain. This nerve circuit transmits sensations from the body’s skin to the ...

After someone experiences a spinal cord injury, doctors set off on a race against the clock. Within a few hours, they rush patients into surgery and administer anti-inflammatory drugs, ranging from ...

New research suggests spinal cord and brainstem are essential for processing touch signals as they travel to the brain The sense of touch is essential to almost everything we do, from routine tasks at ...

The sense of touch is essential to almost everything we do, from routine tasks at home to navigating unfamiliar terrains that may conceal dangers. Scientists have long been interested in understanding ...

NervGen is a Canadian early-stage biotech company with unprecedented preclinical work in spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis. The company is finalizing a Phase 1 clinical trial for its ‘pipeline ...