Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the course of their lives, varying in intensity, ...

Did you know that over 1.5 crore people worldwide were living with a spinal cord injury in 2021? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people with spinal cord injuries are at risk of ...

The statistics were shared during the inauguration of a five-day training programme at the NELS Skill Centre on the IGIMS premises by director in charge, Dr V M Dayal, on Monday. Doctors stressed ...

TOKYO, Japan - A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said. There is ...

Spina bifida is a congenital defect in which an infant's spine and spinal cord do not close or develop properly in the womb, causing a gap in the spine. One of every 3,000 newborns is believed to have ...

Researchers at Keio University have begun using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat and maybe even cure severe spinal cord injuries. The iPS technology was first conceived by Shinya ...

He hit his head when he fell but suffered no brain injury, she said. The spinal cord was another story. “It was not severed, but it was injured, and was injured at the top of his spinal cord ...

Laidley's tumour is also on her spinal cord, with the delicate location meaning she requires an operation to remove it as soon as possible. 'I started getting headaches back around about October ...

Greys Anatomy and Euphoria star Eric Dane has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), ...

Meningitis is an inflammation of the fluid and three membranes (meninges) surrounding your brain and spinal cord. The symptoms of viral and bacterial meningitis can be similar in the beginning.

Spinal cord stimulators have grown in popularity over the past several years as patients see benefits in the less-invasive procedure. Stimulators help patients to treat chronic pain without invasive ...