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 ...
The number of annual spinal cord injuries linked to mountain biking in B.C. is comparable or higher to those connected to amateur football across the entire United States.
Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have uncovered an unexpected role for the molecule netrin1 in organizing the developing spinal ...
Indicators of a response to radiation therapy include pain relief and a return to baseline function or improved function. Patients may experience some relief of symptoms within a few days after ...
More than one in four of the injuries recorded in the study were “motor complete” spinal cord injuries, meaning a total loss of motor function below the injury site. That includes 14 people ...