Check for any serious spinal cord symptoms that developed in the last 12 hours. Order imaging tests like an MRI to have a closer look at your spine. Check for inflammation in your spinal fluid.

The spinal cord is a long, fragile column that contains nerve cells and skinny fibers called axons, which deliver messages back and forth between the brain and nerves located throughout the body ...

The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae and acts as bony protection for the spinal cord. This is important because injuries to the spinal cord can be devastating and result in disability.

Nerves look blue in the reconstructed view of a genetically engineered mouse (left) whose neurons produce a fluorescent ...

Applying red-light therapy to a damaged spinal cord protects and regenerates nerve cells, leading to a return of motor and sensory function, according to new research. The treatment could expand ...

Your spinal cord can make its own memories independent of your brain, neuroscientists have found. The discovery opens up new avenues for treating patients in recovery from spinal cord injuries and ...

A nderson Cooper: This week on 60 Minutes, we're doing a story about efforts to help people who are paralyzed with severe spinal cord injuries develop the ability to walk again. And not just walk ...

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, prostate ...

Most spinal cord injuries occur in young to middle-aged adults, mostly men. The average age at injury was 29 in the 1970s but rose to 43 in the 2010s. Advertisement ...

In the United States, a similar device — specifically designed for personalized spinal cord stimulation — has received the agency’s Breakthrough Therapy designation and will be implanted in ...

The group went on to identify the spinal cord cells that produce κ-opioids, and show how the molecules excite the CSF-contacting neurons. Further experiments revealed that signaling through these ...