Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical and lumbar disc replacement have shown promising results compared with spinal fusion for the treatment ...

Back pain is one of the most common health issues worldwide, and spinal disc problems are often at the root of it. When a disc becomes herniated, bulging, or degenerative, it can put pressure on ...

Orthopedic researchers have for the first time found stem cells in both degenerated adult intervertebral discs of the human spine and in discs of animals. The scientists isolated cells from discarded ...

SAN DIEGO, May 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Histogen Inc., a regenerative medicine company with a novel biological platform that replaces and regenerates tissues in the body, announced today the ...

In between the vertebrae of the human spine are 23 Oreo-sized, cartilage-filled discs that hold the vertebrae together and allow for spine movement. While the discs are critical for movement, they can ...

The funding provides the private-sector match for the company's Phase II grant from VentureLab, a Georgia Research Alliance program that encourages commercialization of technologies developed in ...

John Pimanda is employed by UNSW Australia and the Prince of Wales Hospital and receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. Vashe Chandrakanthan receives funding from the ...

Low back pain is the most prevalent musculoskeletal condition worldwide and is closely tied to the progressive degeneration of intervertebral discs. Aging remains the strongest risk factor for this ...

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ranier Technology, the medical device development company focusing on the commercialisation of spinal implants, has announced that it has received CE Mark approval ...

A unique repair mechanism has been discovered in the developing backbone of zebrafish that could give insight into why spinal discs of longer-lived organisms like humans degenerate with age. The ...

Toxic hydrocarbons in cigarette smoke damage collagen fibres in the discs outer ring. Doctors at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) here have ...