Orthopedic nurse stretching spinal cord and shoulder of elder patient with injury for physiotherapy. Seniors have a tougher time recovering from a spinal cord injury Their neurological recovery is the ...

A brain cap and smart algorithms may one day help paralyzed patients turn thought into movement—no surgery required.

Older age may be associated with poorer functional outcomes after spinal cord injury, but does not seem to affect neurologic ...

Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...

The study introduces a novel "multi-route" administration protocol for Wharton’s Jelly-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (WJ-MSCs). Unlike previous trials that relied on a single delivery method, this ...

Routine blood samples, such as those taken daily at any hospital and tracked over time, could help predict the severity of an injury and even provide insights into mortality after spinal cord damage, ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes structural damage to neural circuits, which in turn leads to sensory and motor dysfunction. Transplantation of neural precursor cells/stem cells provides a potential ...

Like she hasevery day for the past six weeks, Kristina Andrews spent a recent Wednesday bedridden in her room at a Dunedin nursing and rehab center. On the empty bed opposite, boxes and Tupperware ...

But their functional recovery lags, possibly because of other age-related health problems MONDAY, Dec. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s tougher for older folks to recover from a spinal cord injury, a ...