Meningitis is a serious medical condition characterised by inflammation of the membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO ...

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury is interrupted, resulting in paralysis. Because the brain ...

Here's why there are such a wide variety of symptoms associated with meningitis and why not every form of meningitis is ...

Myelopathy refers to a cluster of symptoms that result from spinal cord compression. This can occur from trauma, inflammation, tumors, or the aging-related degeneration of the spine. Spinal cord ...

To investigate further, the authors analysed immune-cell populations in the membrane layers called meninges that cover the brain and spinal cord. Chung and colleagues also examined sites outside ...

A Kentucky woman is suing Medtronic and the FDA alleging that the devicemaker’s spinal cord stimulator made her pain worse and that the agency didn’t diligently review updates to the implant. Angela ...

A life-changing therapy being used at a small rehabilitation clinic in suburban Chicago is giving new hope to people with spinal cord injuries. Next Steps Chicago in Willow Springs is a non-profit ...

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy ... and then placed a layer of adult mouse sensory neurons ...