A joint research team has announced the world's first comparative results of single-port robotic thymectomy using a ...

At age 25, Youssef Heddaya was diagnosed with thymoma, a slow-growing tumor that develops in the thymus, an integral part of ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

Spinal cord compression can occur anywhere in the spine, including in the neck (cervical spine) and the torso (thoracic spine). The condition is treatable, and treatment can include supportive ...

Australian researchers are about to launch a human trial to treat spinal cord injury by transplanting cells from the noses of paralysed patients into the damaged area. Griffith University ...

Anthony Magliari has come a long way in his 15 years of rehabilitation. He suffered a spinal cord injury during a motorcycle ...

The American Thoracic Society is providing tips to help hospitals mitigate impacts on intravenous (IV) fluid supply resulting from manufacturing disruptions due to recent hurricanes. W.

It's done to treat the upper to middle part of your back (thoracic region). Medicine is injected into the epidural space. This is the area around your spinal cord. Your spinal cord is a bundle of ...

A paralysed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers. It is the first time someone who has had a complete cut to ...