The Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine is pleased to welcome two new researchers to the team: Edmund Hollis, PhD and Nicole Mercer Lindsay, PhD.

Background: Rodent models are widely used to study neurological conditions and assess forelimb movement to measure functional performance, deficit, recovery, and treatment effectiveness. Traditional a...

The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.

Chronic neuropathic pain is a persistent and debilitating outcome of traumatic central nervous system injury, affecting up to 80% of individuals. Post-injury pain is refractory to treatments due to th...

Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)

The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%

Throughout his career, Jerry Silver dreamt of restoring meaningful function to the millions of people with spinal cord injuries worldwide. His commitment to groundbreaking research in neuroscience and...

Memo from acting director to staff allows some purchasing, and suggests travel and study sections could soon resume

Researchers facing

Acute, intrathecal delivery of RANK ligand (RANKL) negatively impacts wound healing after spinal cord injury. Intrathecal RANKL disrupts tissue remodeling, locomotor recovery, and alters reactive...

Nerve transfer surgery is a state-of-the-art surgical approach to restore hand and arm function in individuals living with tetraplegia, significantly impacting daily life. While nearly a third of all ...

Elsevier retracts dozens of journal articles that were published based on “fictitious” reviews