A low-tech electrode array can effectively stimulate muscles in the legs of people with spinal cord injuries, a proof-of-concept study shows.

Prenatal exposure to opioids affects the development of important circuits in the brain and spinal cord that control breathing.

Half a million people in the US have died from opioid overdose in the past 10 years. Researchers hope a living bioengineered nerve circuit can change that.

Measuring levels of a specific type of Alzheimer's protein in the fluid that surrounds the brain and spine can indicate how far the disease has progressed.

An enzyme called chondroitinase ABC that regrows damaged nerve tissue in animals has been too unstable for human use. New work could change things.

A new discovery that sheds light on how neurons control whether mice turn right or left while walking could prove useful for people with motor disorders.

New research with mice suggests a drug currently used for high blood pressure could prevent spasticity after spinal cord injury.

Nerve transfer surgery shows promise in restoring some hand movement for people with tetraplegia after a spinal cord injury.

They may be ugly, but lampreys are pretty special when it comes to healing their own severed spinal cords. Here's why it matters.