These nerve pairs spread throughout your body to deliver commands from your brain and spinal cord to and from parts of your body. Diagram. The central nervous system and peripheral nervous system work ...

international journal that has been publishing spinal cord related manuscripts since 1963. It appears monthly, online and in print, and accepts contributions on spinal cord anatomy, physiology ...

Doctors use the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury when determining the classification of injuries. If there is ...

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 ...

A spinal cord injury consists of damage to the spinal cord that results from external trauma including accidents, falls and sports-related injuries, rather than a degenerative disease. The effects ...

It may sound improbable, but that’s the backstory behind [Marius Taciuc]’s 3D-printed mic cord repair ... [Marius]’s solution was to print as small an enclosure as possible to mechanically ...

Jefferson Health is using new 3D technology for patients who need spinal fusion. This new high-tech back surgery is being ...

A recent study highlights a novel gene, lipin1, that regulates axon regeneration in the central nervous system, offering new ...

The purpose of cord cutting is to save a considerable amount of money each month. A "cord never" or "never-connected" is someone who never had such a subscription, while "cord shavers" are ...

Since the 1920s, the ACLU has been involved in virtually all of the landmark speech cases to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. In a landmark 1997 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the ACLU’s ...

Psychologists have explored the connections between free will beliefs—often gauged by agreement with statements like “I am in charge of my actions even when my life’s circumstances are ...

Anthony Magliari has come a long way in his 15 years of rehabilitation. He suffered a spinal cord injury during a motorcycle ...