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 ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands, arms, legs, and/or feet) can vary depending ...

is a common neurological test that's done to examine the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)—the protective fluid that surrounds your brain and spinal cord. During the procedure, a needle is carefully inserted ...

Soccer Heading Damages Brain Regions Affected in CTE ... Novel Immunotherapy Improves Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury Sep. 4, 2024 — Researchers have designed, in mice, an approach to ...

What is lumbar spinal stenosis? Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back (lumbar spine). The spinal canal houses the spinal cord and nerves. The narrowing caused by ...

Astrocyte transplantation shows promise for treating neurological diseases by supporting brain plasticity and regeneration.

There are about 100 billion in the brain and 13.5 million in the spinal cord. The body’s neurons take up and send out electric and chemical signals to other neurons. 2. Neurons are made of three ...

This tissue contains millions of nerve fibers, or axons, that connect other parts of the brain and spinal cord and signal your nerves to talk to one another. A fatty material called myelin ...

AI Innovation Unlocks Non-Surgical Way to Detect Brain Cancer Spread Jan. 14, 2025 — Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model to detect the spread of metastatic brain ...

Nothing says “mad scientist” like sticking a human brain into a robot body – and ... Is your body racked with cancer, or paralyzed from a spinal cord injury? Why not just cut your head ...