A cell-by-cell map of the spinal cord offers new insights into neuropathic pain

Touch—the first sense to develop in the womb—is fundamental to our bodily experience and our everyday lives. Yet, as the least studied of the five senses, it remains somewhat mysterious at the ...
Medscape

First-in-Human Trial Supports Safety, Feasibility of Stem Cell Therapy in Prenatal Spina Bifida Repair

A first-in-human trial shows the feasibility and safety of delivering placenta-derived stem cells during prenatal ...
MedPage Today

In-Utero Repair of Severe Spina Bifida With Stem Cells Shows Promise

To date, there are no regenerative stem cell products commercially available to treat diseases in utero. In-utero treatment ...
The Lancet

First steps of a potential new era in fetal intervention for spina bifida

Repair of open neural tube defects, including myelomeningocele, in the fetus has been shown to improve postnatal outcomes by decreasing the severity of hydrocephalus and, consequentially, reducing the ...

First-ever in-utero stem cell therapy for fetal spina bifida repair shows safe results

A Phase I clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that combining stem cell therapy with standard fetal surgery ...
中国日报网

Missteps blamed for failure to detect spinal defect during prenatal screening

A prenatal screening failed to detect a suspected spinal defect due to an irregular process in Huanggang city, Hubei province, municipal authorities said on Friday. Earlier reports indicated the child ...
Healio

Robotic-assisted pars repair may be safe, effective for spondylolysis treatment

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most adolescent athletes who underwent robotic-assisted pars repair returned to the same or higher level of ...
Rolling Stone

Why ‘Spinal Tap’ Is the Funniest, Most Emotionally Honest Movie Ever Made About Pop Music

R ob Reiner made so many classic movies — the ones we watch over and over, the ones we can’t stop quoting, the ones that soundtrack our lives. That’s why the world is in shock and grief today at the ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Robot-assisted surgery beneficial for some pediatric spine cases: HSS study

Minimally invasive robot-assisted pars fracture surgery enabled most adolescent patients to return to sports in as little as six weeks, researchers with New York City-based Hospital for Special ...
Morningstar

HSS Researchers Report Benefits of Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery for Adolescent Athletes with Back Pain Due to Pars Fractures

A pars fracture ­— also called spondylolysis — is a break in the pars interarticularis, a narrow area of bone connecting two vertebrae in the spine. It typically occurs in the lumbar spine (lower back ...
Business Wire

HSS Researchers Report Benefits of Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery for Adolescent Athletes with Back Pain Due to Pars Fractures

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spine surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) reported promising findings for adolescent athletes suffering from pars fracture, a common cause of adolescent back pain ...
gematsu

DEFECT gameplay reveal trailers, screenshots

emptyvessel has released a pair of gameplay reveal trailers and new screenshots for cyberpunk first-person shooter DEFECT. Get the latest details below. The DEFECT gameplay trailer kicked off ...