The white matter is composed of several tracts (pathways) that travel up and down the spinal cord. Sections of the spinal ... and then cross over to the other side of the body in the brain stem.

The brain and spinal cord are your body’s central nervous system. The brain is the command center for your body, and the spinal cord is the pathway for messages sent by the brain to the body and from ...

Twelve physician groups expressed their "profound objection" to Humana's classification of a spinal procedure as "unproven" in a letter to the healthcare insurer.

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 ...

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 ...

Explore innovative treatments for spinal cord injury in clinical trials, including Lineage's OPC1 and NervGen's NVG-291, ...

It appears monthly, online and in print, and accepts contributions on spinal cord anatomy, physiology, management of injury and disease, and the quality of life and life circumstances of people ...

A collaborative effort between engineers and biologists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has ...

These neurons are found along the hollow channel that runs through the center of the cord, and they extend into the spinal fluid that fills the channel. This image shows cerebrospinal fluid-contacting ...

Neural cells migrate from the neural fold to form the neural crest and then differentiate into the brain, spinal cord, PNS structures ... Denver, Colo. Cross-section of a spinal nerve root.