A first-in-human trial shows the feasibility and safety of delivering placenta-derived stem cells during prenatal ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Scientists can make high resolution images of the human spinal cord during surgery. The advancement could help bring real relief to millions suffering chronic back pain. With technology developed at ...

A series of converging advances in bio-implant technology, from brain-spine interfaces to lab-grown spinal tissue, is bringing the long-elusive goal of spinal cord repair closer to clinical reality.

Spinal cord stimulation “is effective for some but not for other patients, and effectiveness is usually evaluated in a short trial of a few days to two weeks prior to permanent implantation. Although ...

Lumbar decompression surgery aims to release compressed nerves in the lower back. This procedure may ease pain and improve mobility in those with spinal conditions. Conditions such as herniated disks, ...

A Phase I clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that combining stem cell therapy with standard fetal surgery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prof. Tal Dvir says the first recipient of the new technology will be Israeli. (CREDIT: Matricelf) For generations, paralysis from ...

Saturday marks 23 years since one of the most quietly historic moments in spinal cord medicine: February 28, 2003, the day ...

Bella Breslow's spinal surgery for scoliosis was so successful that not only is she back playing softball, she's added volleyball and basketball too.

A Salem Regional Medical Center doctor offers spinal cord stimulation to help with long-term relief from chronic back, leg and nerve pain.