New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

Medical education has always relied on physical models to teach anatomy, but traditional options, such as cadavers or ...

Seniors recover just as well as young people when it comes to healing their nervous system, including getting their strength back and regaining sensory function. But they have worse recovery of their ...

People with from spinal cord injuries often lose some or all their limb function. In most patients, the nerves in their limbs work fine, and the neurons in their brain are still operational, but the ...

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the occupants of danger. But imagine if the device could transform into something ...

A stem cell therapy for stroke restored neuron function and revealed how transplanted cells navigate the nervous system.