Northwestern University scientists have developed the most advanced organoid model for human spinal cord injury to date. In a new study, the research team used lab-grown human spinal cord ...

Organoids developed from human stem cells modeled spinal cord injuries, providing a powerful in vitro tool to evaluate ...

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

Hearing the term "paralysis" often conjures the image of someone with a spinal cord injury. While an estimated 1.2 million Americans do suffer from paralysis due to a spinal cord injury, the impact of ...

Partial paralysis occurs when nerve signals between the brain and specific muscle groups become interrupted, resulting in weakness or inability to move certain body parts while others remain ...

Sleep paralysis can be a frightening experience where your mind wakes up and your body doesn't. While it isn’t dangerous, over 30% of the population have come up against sleep paralysis at some point ...

Vocal fold (or vocal cord) paralysis occurs when your vocal folds, the two bands of tissue in your larynx (voice box), stop moving. Usually, this occurs because one or both of the nerves that go to ...

The moment half your body stops responding to your commands ranks among the most frightening experiences imaginable. Whether you’re the one affected or witnessing it happen to someone else, ...