It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the ...

In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required ...

The physiological power and biological value of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is so significant that it is often referred ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Paradromics, Inc., a global leader in high-data rate brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, announced a strategic ...

Motor neuron disease (MND), often referred to by the name of one of its varieties, ALS, is a degenerative condition that ...

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) member in Rajya Sabha Haris Beeran Friday sought urgent intervention of the Union Health Ministry to allow production of generic medicines for Spinal Muscular Atrophy ...