The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

These nerves originate proximally soon after the nerve roots exit the spinal column, and they are important for proper upper extremity, shoulder, and diaphragm function (Fig 3A-B). Kathleen ...

A doctor explained to reporters that a necessary procedure was performed to take out the knife lodged into the actor’s body, at the same time, addressed a “spinal fluid leak" caused by the injury. The ...

Zoledronate, administered at baseline and again after five years, effectively reduces the incidence of morphometric vertebral fractures in early postmenopausal women over a 10-year period.

This memorandum of understanding (MoU) sets out the framework to support the working relationship between the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands, arms, legs, and/or feet) can vary depending ...

Jessie Owen sustained a spinal cord injury 12 years ago, when a tree fell on her family’s car while driving over Highway 2. She broke her neck. “When you hear that scary diagnosis ...

This excess fluid causes the ventricles to enlarge, increasing pressure within the brain. CSF typically flows through the ventricles and around the spinal column, bathing the brain. However, the ...

Objective: Vertebral bone marrow composition has been extensively studied in the past and shown potential as imaging biomarker for osteoporosis, hematopoietic, and metabolic disorders. However, beyond ...

Carnegie's newest scientific division, Biosphere Sciences & Engineering, is devoted to disrupting the traditional, siloed perspective on research in the life sciences and pursuing an integrated ...