Reversing Paralysis? Human Mini Spinal Cord Shows Stunning Recovery After Injury

Neurites include axons, which are often severed during spinal cord injuries. When axons are cut, communication between ...
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Noninvasive brain scanning could restore movement after spinal cord injury

After spinal cord injuries, the brain still sends movement signals, but damaged pathways block them from reaching the limbs. Video shows attack on Ilhan Omar during town hall Person in critical ...
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MicroRNA profiling in post-mortem spinal cord of C9ORF72-related ALS patients reveals molecular pathways involved in motor neuron degeneration

Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder causing progressive motor neuron death in cortex, brainstem and spinal cord. The most common genetic cause is ...
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Early transcriptomic perturbations highlight the spinal cord as a key pathogenic region in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by polyglutamine repeat expansion in the ATXN3 gene. Despite the ubiquitous expression of ATXN3 throughout the body, SCA3 ...