After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time, too much scarring can prevent ...

St John said; “Despite decades of worldwide research to find a treatment for spinal cord injury ... up the nerve bridge and place it over the scar and through the scar to the injury site.

Taylor Swift-obsessed 10-year-old Poppy Gardiner, has undergone 20 operations in her short life and her mum can now tell when ...

Together this serves as a suspension bridge protecting the spinal cord as it brings the nerve messages ... and it usually happens in the first six weeks before the scar tissue has a chance to ...

This mass had caused Poppy's spinal cord to tether, leading to nerve damage and disrupting ... Her heart rate shot up and she was complaining of intense pressure in her head. The scar in her back had ...

Novel Immunotherapy Improves Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury Sep. 4 ... Safer, Swifter, Smaller Scar: New Brain Surgery Approach Targets Difficult Tumors at Skull Base July 2, 2024 — A medical ...

Meningitis refers to inflammation of the meninges, that is; the membranes that surround the brain and the spinal cord. This ...

You'll often be left with a small scar and indentation ... it can target an area of cancer that is pressing on your spinal cord. There are a range of drugs known as targeted therapies or targeted ...

The condition can become chronic due to the formation of scar tissue that causes spinal nerves to stick ... such as degenerative disc disease or a spinal cord tumor. If an infection is suspected, a ...