Traumatic spinal cord injury significantly increases risk for chronic cardiovascular, neurologic, psychiatric, and endocrine disorders compared with uninjured adults.

After a spinal cord injury, cells in the brain and spinal cord change to cope with stress and repair tissue. A new study from ...

After a spinal cord injury, cells in the brain and spinal cord change to cope with stress and repair tissue. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, shows that this ...

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Children's National Hospital in Washington D.C. are uncovering ...

Chronic spinal stenosis affects millions of people worldwide, causing debilitating pain, numbness, and mobility limitations that can severely impact quality of life. This condition occurs when the ...

Patients are more likely to have high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and psychiatric and neurological disorders Many of these health problems increase their ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, September is Spinal Cord Awareness Month- so what’s the difference between spinal cord injuries and other common conditions. Should you be ...

University of Minnesota researchers developed a 3D-printed scaffold that directs stem cells to grow into functioning nerve cells, successfully restoring movement in rats with severed spinal cords.

Spinal schwannomas are frequently observed among patients treated in a reference neurosurgery center. Cystic spinal schwannomas, however, are very scantly found. Due to its indolent behavior and ...

Introduction and importance: Dumbbell-shaped C5 schwannomas are rare lesions that involve both intraspinal and extra-spinal communicating compartments. Early diagnosis and complete resection are of ...

A paradigm shift in the way we treat spinal injuries is now in sight, with the world's first regenerative cell therapy being granted approval for a registrational Phase I clinical trial. It's a ...

Anderson Cooper: This week on 60 Minutes, we're doing a story about efforts to help people who are paralyzed with severe spinal cord injuries develop the ability to walk again. And not just walk again ...