Using neural stem cells could help treat spinal injuries once thought to be untreatable -- a new phase 1 trial has determined this approach is safe.

InVivo Therapeutics is a research and clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCIs). InVivo’s mission is to ...

The use of nanotechnology in cell therapy and tissue engineering offers promising future perspectives for brain and spinal cord injury treatment. Stem cells have been shown to selectively target ...

Nanofibers as scaffolds in spinal cord repair Spinal cord injury is accompanied by tissue damage and the formation of physical and biochemical barriers that prevent axons from regenerating.

Scientists said this week that electrically stimulating a particular region in the brain could help people with injured ...

A local woman unexpectedly found herself with a spinal cord injury after she was hurt when her horse got spooked during a ...

Edinburgh scientists hope the results of a study into the nervous systems of a species of small exotic fish could hold clues to new therapies for people with paralysing spinal cord injuries.

The findings, recently published in Neurotrauma Reports, show that 58 people in B.C. sustained a spinal cord injury while mountain biking between 2008 and 2022. In the same 14-year period, there were ...