Researchers at Jilin University (Changchun, China) developed a highly sensitive, rapid, and accurate method for analyzing ...

The diagnosis of spinal cord lymphoma is often delayed due to the high risks associated with a spinal cord biopsy, the rarity of the disease, and the lack of specificity of its clinicoradiological ...

can gradually reawaken functionally silent motor neurons in the spinal cord and improve leg muscle strength and walking in ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

Laing continues to work with Journey Forward, a nonprofit organization in Canton, Massachusetts, that works to improve the ...

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a progressive spinal disease characterized by ectopic bone ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

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 cord injury (SCI) remains the most serious complication of repairing descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, with endovascular ...