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A noninvasive therapy delivering gentle spinal stimulation was shown to slow disease progression and extend survival in an ...

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

Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

Tethered cord syndrome is a neurological condition caused by tissues that limit spinal cord movement. Learn more about the symptoms and possible treatments.

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 ...

Persistent tingling, burning, or numbness in your feet or hands could signal peripheral neuropathy, a nerve condition often linked to diabetes and aging that can impact daily life and mobility.

UNC Health Pardee announced the opening of Pardee NeuroSpine Associates at 316 Chestnut St. in Brevard. The new practice will ...

Maryland surgeons perform groundbreaking transorbital surgery to remove spinal tumors through a patient's eye socket, saving a young woman with rare chordoma cancer.

Karla Flores was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. A misplaced MRI found a second, nearly inoperable, tumor on her spine.