The virus that causes shingles is just one of a number of pathogens that may be linked to brain conditions. Here are some of the other bugs scientists have under the microscope.

An estimated 18,000 people in the United States annually suffer from new injuries to their spinal cords. Unfortunately for ...

Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the course of their lives, varying in intensity, ...

Known medically as syringomyelia — where a fluid-filled cavity called a syrinx develops in the spinal cord — it can damage ...

Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot respond to signals from the nerves, they atrophy — weaken and shrink — from inactivity. One in every 6,000 babies is born with ...

The challenge in diagnosing these tumors lies in their common presentation as painless scrotal masses; as such, liposarcomas of the spermatic cord are frequently misinterpreted as inguinal-scrotal ...

Researchers at NeuroRestore, led by Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have developed a technology that combines rehabilitation robotics with an implanted spinal cord neuroprosthesis. Integrating ...