Spinal stenosis. Your spinal canal is a cavity that runs through the spine and contains the spinal cord, which is nerve ... some of its contents (called the nucleus) can seep out.

New research from the University of British Columbia suggests that mountain bikers could be at a higher risk of spinal cord injury than other high-intensity sports, including hockey, skiing and ...

Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have uncovered an ...

The protein netrin1 has an entirely unanticipated role in organizing the spinal cord during early development.

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for treatment of chronic pain in the back and/or lower extremities is associated with greater ...

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has been at the forefront of spine care, and recently a team partnered with Thomas Jefferson University Hospita ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Inceptiv is a small device, implanted in the lower torso with leads to the spinal cord, that provides responsive counter-stimulation to relieve chronic pain. The device was approved by the FDA in ...

A quark is an elementary particle that makes up protons and neutrons within the atomic nucleus. There are six types (called "flavors"): up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. Quarks interact ...