The father of two young children, ages 7 and 10, has "lost his ability to work, support his family, and live independently ...

For people with spinal cord injuries/diseases (SCI/D), performing daily tasks can be a challenge due to an impaired ability to grasp and manipulate objects with their hands.

Hyporeflexia is the reduction or absence of the body's normal reflexes. It is caused by the disruptions of signals from nerve cells of the spinal cord (called motor neurons) to skeletal muscles that ...

Generally, spastic quadriparesis is caused by problems originating in the brain itself, while flaccid quadriparesis originates in the spinal cord. Diagnosing the underlying cause of your quadriparesis ...

These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot respond to signals from the nerves, they atrophy — weaken and shrink — from inactivity. One in every 6,000 babies is born with ...

14- and 12-gauge extension cords are some of the most common extension cords. A 14-gauge cord can handle roughly up to 1800 watts (15 amps, the same as a standard wall outlet in the US).

22, 2025. Scholar Rock announced today that the FDA granted priority review for a biologics license application (BLA) for apitegromab, a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), according to a ...

A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said. There is currently ...

Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), the research team was able to locate three key areas of the brain that track when something is likely to happen: First, the posterior parietal cortex ...

Multiple sclerosis causes lesions to the spinal cord and other parts of the central nervous system. An MRI can detect spinal cord lesions and help diagnose and monitor the condition. Multiple ...