Cancers that spread to the spine move to the bone marrow of the vertebral column by way of blood vessels. Spinal cord compression can also occur through direct tumor extension, which is frequently ...

Sensory loss can also occur. Syphilis can also cause a vasculitis that causes ischemic damage to the spinal cord by cutting off blood flow, or it can cause abnormal growths called gummas that slowly ...

Each year, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), millions of people in the U.S. are affected by spinal cord ...

Rheumatoid arthritis neuropathy occurs when inflammation or other factors related to RA affect the peripheral nervous system.

The American Red Cross and Carter BloodCare are encouraging donors to give blood or platelets to help build up the blood supply. People of all blood types — especially those with type O negative ...

A new blood test for Alzheimer’s shows high accuracy in detecting disease biomarkers—potentially reducing the need for invasive spinal taps by over 50%. Study: Clinical performance of the ...

We’ve had lots, lots of negative winter weather that has impacted our blood supply. So we’re hopeful that donors are going to come out, help us replenish what we currently don’t have on our ...

Vaughn Pfeffer, 39, and Ariadne Carvalhais, 34, got engaged on Christmas Eve 2020, but three week later, an injury left ...

Directed donations also carry a greater risk than the community blood supply, Parra warned. Family and friends may feel pressure to donate and might not be fully transparent about their health history ...

can gradually reawaken functionally silent motor neurons in the spinal cord and improve leg muscle strength and walking in adults with SMA. The findings were reported by University of Pittsburgh ...