http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The 2011 revision of the International Standards for the Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) was published in the November 2011 issue of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. The accompanying reference article by Steven Kirshblum et al clarifies the modifications to this newest revision. Both are available for free download via http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/scm (#6, Nov 2011). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-jscm-publishes-international-standards-neurological.html Neuroscience Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:31:44 EST news244373493 German researchers succeed in obtaining brain and spinal cord cells from stem cells of the peripheral nervous system. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-neural-stem-cells.html Neuroscience Thu, 12 May 2011 11:19:23 EST news224417912 (Medical Xpress) -- Cornell researchers have identified a group of spinal cord nerve cells that manages running in mice. In the process they have illuminated an interesting step in mouse evolution: When you're being chased by a hawk, you're better off scampering than galloping, even though galloping is faster. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-neural-wiring-mouse.html Neuroscience Thu, 12 May 2011 06:45:53 EST news224401492