Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified novel mechanisms regulating the development of the spinal column during embryonic development, findings that could inform new treatments for ...

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This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 3. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. Wow, who would have predicted how this episode turned out… ...

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University and Johns Hopkins University have identified genetic mutations that may explain why some people develop a spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

Spina bifida in dogs is a congenital condition that occurs when a dog's spine and spinal cord fail to develop properly during early gestation. This condition belongs to a group of disorders known as ...

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University and Johns Hopkins University have identified genetic mutations that ...

Spina bifida is a developmental malformation of the spinal cord that leads to complications in several organ systems and considerable disability, even decades after repair of the anomaly. Before the ...

Davin Oyundi with her son Floyce Oyier who developed spinal bifida and underwent successful correctional surgery. [Collins Oduor, Standard] Three-year-old Floyce Oyier struggles to stand on her feet.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neurological disease caused by reduced survival of motor neuron (SMN) protein levels. There is presently no cure for the condition, although current therapies ...

Modulating the activity of a kinase in motor neurons may help mitigate mitochondrial defects and other symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy, offering a new therapeutic avenue for the devastating ...