Recently, researchers have been investigating the use of low doses of TTX as a powerful painkiller to treat people suffering serious conditions including cancer, brain trauma and spinal cord injuries ...

A lab develops brain wave decoder that may help in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury are interrupted, resulting in paralysis.

But at 16, she she suffered a rare spinal cord stroke, leaving her paralyzed below the neck. The sudden change was devastating. “I actually walked into the emergency room,” she says.

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 ...

Hongkongers with spinal cord injuries may have a chance to regain mobility with the help of advanced therapy products developed by a new laboratory at Polytechnic University (PolyU), with clinical ...

As the world's population ages, intervertebral disk degeneration (IDD) has become a major medical issue, causing chronic ...

We have no privacy and share a bathroom. Three months ago, my son, 22, had a spinal cord injury and is now paraplegic. They are optimistic about his recovery, but it will take a long time.