Karla Flores had a tumor strangling her spinal cord near the base of her skull. Doctors weighed whether they should attempt a ...

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 ...

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below ...

RNA sequencing showed that spinal cord injury led to decreased gene expression by pericytes, but that the cells retained their core properties and did not convert into a different kind of cell – for ...

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 ...

A lab develops brain wave decoder that may help in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.