11 Lipomas in the filum terminale of the spinal cord are far more common. They cause problems because they interfere with the normal elastic quality of the filum terminale, hence restricting normal ...

Scientists at UC San Diego are looking into the body's healing mechanisms for clues on recovery from spinal cord injury. A new study by researchers in the Department of Neurobiology (School of ...

In most vertebrates, painful sensations are known to arise from the nervous system, which includes the brain, an intricate network of nerves and the spinal cord. While the brain's contribution to ...

Patients implanted with a spinal cord simulation system reported less severe pain from baseline to follow up. Treatment also improved sensory nerve function and thermoregulation in extremities.

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 ...

A Nsoldier, David Itodo, who is battling spinal cord injury, has cried out to Nigerians for help. Itodo is currently at 44 Reference Hospital in Kaduna since December 2020 after he was diagnosed ...

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.

WILLOW SPRINGS, Ill. (WGN) — There has been an extraordinary step forward in the treatment of spinal cord injuries. For the patients who come through the door of the Next Steps clinic in ...

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 ...

Filum AI, a Vietnamese startup founded in 2020, has successfully raised $1 million from major regional investment funds, including Nextrans, VinVentures, and TheVentures, along with strategic ...