Scientists at Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine, and the Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics at the ...

Intrathecal treatment with a vector-based gene therapy was associated with a greater improvement in motor function at 52 ...

By analyzing DNA and proteins in the blood of people with and without acute spinal cord injuries (SCIs), researchers at the ...

New study in @jclinicalinvest by @HopkinsMedicine researchers suggests experimental blood test can indicate spinal cord ...

Credit: Unsplash/ Kelly Sikkema. Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare but serious neurological condition that impacts the ...

Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed in the U.S. halted the virus’ spread.

The U.N. says Israel's 17-month-old military campaign in Gaza has created “largest cohort of child amputees in modern history ...

During the summers of the years after World War II, mothers dreaded fever in a child because these were the worst years of ...

What are the benefits of the polio vaccine? The polio vaccine protects against poliomyelitis (polio), a highly infectious ...

Medically reviewed by Eva Umoh Asomugha, M.D. Myelopathy refers to a cluster of symptoms that result from spinal cord compression. This can occur when the spinal cord becomes compressed either by ...

What is meningitis? (Pic courtesy: iStock) Meningitis is a serious infection of the meninges, which is the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. This devastating disease remains a major ...

A CSF leak occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) escapes from the protective layer surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This is a serious condition that can cause headaches, seizures ...