Once damaged, it has limited ability to heal, leaving millions of people worldwide with permanent paralysis. However, a groundbreaking clinical trial in Japan has provided a glimmer of hope, showing ...

A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first ...

A stem cell treatment has shown promise in improving motor function for two out of four patients with spinal cord injuries in ...

Paralysis caused by serious spinal cord injuries affects more than 150,000 patients in Japan alone, with 5,000 new cases each ...

A team of researchers in Japan says two of four patients who received transplantation of special stem cells showed motor ...

Neural foraminal stenosis causes nerve irritation and compression when the space a spinal nerve travels through narrows.

A team of Japanese researchers reports that two out of four patients who received stem cell transplants showed improvements in motor function, marking a potential breakthrough in the treatment of ...

A new development in spinal cord injury treatment is offering new hope for those facing life-altering mobility challenges ...

Keio University said that the motor function score for two patients improved after an operation to implant more than 2 ...

An international team of researchers has used a novel combination of spinal cord stimulation and robotics to help restore ...

Keio University doctors said they have taken a promising step toward using human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to ...

There is currently no effective treatment for paralysis caused by serious spinal cord injuries, which affect more than 150,000 patients in Japan alone, with 5,000 new cases each year. Researchers ...