This paper cuts directly into critical debates about how the ancient spinal cord and the relatively new human ... Sep. 26, 2024 — Each year, about 2.2 million bone-grafting procedures are ...

A flying puck can cause serious damage to the brain and spine; Are neck guards the answer? Data from rugby provides a ...

More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising new role for netrin1, a crucial protein in neural development, as a regulator that limits bone morphogenetic protein signaling in the developing spinal cord.

Because there are typically no symptoms until the first fracture occurs, osteoporosis is considered a silent disease. Some ...

Investigators used 3-dimensional quantitative computed tomography to more accurately assess patients’ bone mineral density.

Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by decreased bone density and strength, leading to fragile, brittle bones that ...

Spinal arthritis is the inflammation of the joints between the bones in your spine or the joints connecting your spine to your pelvis. Spinal arthritis can be caused by autoimmune diseases, wear and ...

San Francisco–based Ossium Health has carried out three transplants for cancer patients using stem cells from deceased donors ...

Every time you bend your neck and for every inch you bend, it can double or triple the load on the cervical spine. The nerves ...

Treatment for a neck fracture—also called a cervical fracture or broken neck—depends on the severity of the injury, which cervical vertebrae (bones in the neck that protect the spinal cord) are ...