Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed ... longitudinal ligament or the ligamentum flavum, which are soft tissue bands that normally ...

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

Inside the spinal canal is the spinal cord, a column of nerve tissue that carries signals ... there is greater risk of spinal cord compression with cervical stenosis since the spinal cord cannot ...

Nerve cells in the spinal cord do not regenerate easily and scar tissue forms quickly, blocking the regrowth of nerve fibers. Current treatments for SCI focus on managing symptoms, preventing further ...

Prognosis depends greatly on the length of time of the cord impingement, the location of the mass in the spinal column, and the tissue type of the mass. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) such as ...

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack its own tissues, especially the lining of joints, leading to joint damage and pain. When RA attacks the ...

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 ...

From 2014 to 2016, he studied at the University of Toronto under Dr. Michael Fehlings, where his translational research focused on degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) and spinal cord injury (SCI).