Magnetic nanoparticles deliver chemotherapy to difficult-to-reach spinal tumours
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have demonstrated that magnetic nanoparticles can be used to ferry chemotherapy drugs...
Read MoreFirst dynamic spine brace characterises spine deformities
Spine deformities, such as idiopathic scoliosis and kyphosis (also known as "hunchback"), are characterised by an abnormal curvature in the...
Read MoreMRI analysis with machine learning predicts impairment after spinal injury
A test of machine-learning algorithms shows promise for computer-aided prognosis of acute spinal cord injury, according to a study presented...
Read MoreParalysed mice with spinal cord injury made to walk again
Most people with spinal cord injury are paralysed from the injury site down, even when the cord isn't completely severed....
Read MoreFirst robot-assisted spinal surgery performed in US
Noah Pernikoff became the first patient in the world to undergo a complex three-part, robot-assisted spinal surgery. The robotic arms...
Read MoreMore than 200,000 NHS patients now waiting over 6 months for treatment
The number of patients waiting longer than six months to start planned NHS hospital treatment has now officially exceeded 200,000....
Read MoreRocker bottom shoes help reduce chronic low back pain
Researchers of the Sports Physiotherapy master’s degree at Valencia’s CEU Cardenal Herrera university have confirmed, in a new study of...
Read MoreLab-grown neurons improve breathing in mice after spinal cord injury
Researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine and the University of Texas at Austin improved respiratory function in rodents with...
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