The brain and the spinal cord are protected by a special tissue barrier called the meninges. Inflammation of the meninges is ...

Explore the basic anatomy of the spinal cord in cross-section. Learn about the butterfly-shaped gray matter, surrounding white matter pathways, sensory and motor roots, horn functions, and how signals ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville high school student who suffered a spinal cord injury ran in the 48th Annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Wyatt Anderson’s goal was to finish in under three hours ...

A robotic suit that lets someone with a spinal-cord injury stand up, look a friend in the eye, or stir a pot on the stove without anyone's help just cleared its biggest hurdle. The US Food and Drug ...

Boston Scientific has issued another recall, this time for its spinal cord implant used to treat pain. Boston Scientific has issued another recall, this time for its spinal cord implant used to treat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boston Scientific is recalling Infinion CX leads used with its spinal cord stimulator systems due to risk of fracture or need for ...

Sustained hyperactivity of synaptic NMDA receptors (NMDARs) in the spinal dorsal horn is a hallmark of chronic neuropathic pain. Here, we identified the kinase BRAF as a critical regulator of this ...

“We didn’t tell her there was a possibility she may never move again. We just have so much faith and hope in her,” her mother, Jamie Lopez said Kimberlee Speakman is a Writer-Reporter on the News team ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Mount Pleasant resident who was paralyzed from the neck down after a fall while walking his dog is helping others take the next step to recovery. John Tellis, 72, helped fund a ...

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a historical moment for umbilical cord blood stem cell research, Cord for Life®, Inc. announces the completion of phase 1 of a clinical trial for lower ...

The race kicked off in Lincoln Park and followed the lakefront. All proceeds go towards spinal cord research. Instead of a finish line, the race uses an app, and runners are pursued by a Virtual ...

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