Karla Flores had a tumor strangling her spinal cord near the base of her skull. Doctors weighed whether they should attempt a ...

A paediatric urologist and surgeon examines, treats and manages urological disorders in children. Different from adult ...

Our body has a spinal cord where bundles of nerves pass from the brain to the lower back. When the cervical spine (the neck ...

Opioids, antidepressants, and some NSAIDs increase the risk of constipation. Find out which ones do and what helps bowel ...

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A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two ... to patients with spinal cord injury (SCI)/neurogenic bladder who developed urinary tract infections (UTIs) during rehabilitation ...

"This finding goes beyond spinal cord injury -- it has implications in brain injury and stroke, and neurodegenerative diseases as well." The work underscores how important blood vessel restoration is ...

Patients implanted with a spinal cord simulation system reported less severe pain from baseline to follow up. Treatment also improved sensory nerve function and thermoregulation in extremities.

Scientists at UC San Diego are looking into the body's healing mechanisms for clues on recovery from spinal cord injury ... is involved in many more functions. Professor Yimin Zou and colleagues ...

Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States Here, we combined mouse genetics and in vitro axon guidance assays to revisit the functions of Netrin ... brachial ...

Constipation typically happens when something causes the stool to move slowly through your digestive tract. This can occur due to decreased motility (movement) of the digestive tract or due to a ...