WOODS HOLE, Mass. — The axolotl is renowned for its extensive ability to regenerate organs and body parts, including its spinal cord. Studies on spinal cord regeneration, however, have focused on ...

Following an injury, such as a traumatic crush injury, the peripheral nervous system is itself often able to effectively regenerate. This capacity of regeneration is mainly attributable to the Schwann ...

Stem cell therapy reversed stroke damage in mice, regenerating neurons and restoring movement. The findings bring scientists ...

Zebrafish are members of a rarefied group of vertebrates capable of fully healing a severed spinal cord. Now, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis using a zebrafish ...

The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans ...

Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The discovery could unlock new ways to treat nerve injuries and even restore ...

Researchers who induced strokes in mice and then transplanted human neural stem cells into their brains found that neurons ...

Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences ...