An increase in intracranial pressure is a life-threatening medical condition. If left untreated, it could lead to brain ...

Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly “stare” of their searing eye-like cores shines out into the supreme cosmic ...

More than 400 years after her death, the truth about "the Blood Countess," a Hungarian noblewoman alleged to have been the most prolific female serial killer of all time, remains elusive.

Inceptiv is a small device, implanted in the lower torso with leads to the spinal cord, that provides responsive counter-stimulation to relieve chronic pain. The device was approved by the FDA in ...

An evidence review on the diagnosis and treatment of tethered spinal cord, a rare condition affecting the nervous system, found that, while surgery could be a good option for symptomatic patients ...

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—also called cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)— is caused by any condition that puts pressure on the spinal cord. Symptoms may develop suddenly or gradually and may include ...

BLOOD has been imported from the UK to Ireland due to a current shortage in certain groups, it has been confirmed. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) revealed that 270 units of O RhD ...

Kolkata faced widespread flooding due to record rainfall, high tide in the Hooghly, silted canals, and plastic waste clogging the drainage system. Several areas received over 100 mm of rain in six ...

However, some people may need a combination of antibiotic treatment and surgical drainage ... spinal cord’s primary tissue. A spinal abscess can occur if bacteria spread through the blood ...