A surgical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) extracted the tumors, which had wrapped around the spinal cord, through the patient’s eye socket. This was the first time ...

This time, the surgeons faced a greater challenge. A second, smaller chordoma was strangling Flores’s spinal cord near the base of the skull. After much discussion, the medical team had decided ...

“This Is Spinal Tap” is tapping into its cult fandom with a theatrical re-release for its 41st anniversary. The iconic mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” will get a long-awaited ...

A lab develops brain wave decoder that may help in spinal cord injury rehabilitation. When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal ...

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests. In mouse experiments, scientists ...

An estimated 18,000 people in the United States annually suffer from new injuries to their spinal cords. Unfortunately for those afflicted, no FDA-approved therapy is currently available.

(L-R) Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean in 1984's "This Is Spinal Tap" Everett EXCLUSIVE: Bleecker Street is teaming with Fathom Entertainment on the re-release of Rob Reiner’s ...

A new study has tested innovative proof-of-concept technology that syncs electrical stimulation with rehabilitation robotics to enable individuals paralyzed after spinal injury to move more naturally.

“Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” a sequel to the 1984 music mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap,” will rock and roll into theaters this fall. Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to ...

(left to right) David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) and Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) from Spinal Tap at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival (photo: Yui Mok - PA Images ...

'Spinal Tap II' follows the band as they reunite after a 15-year break for one final concert, and reunites director Rob Reiner with stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. By ...

First-in-human study of epidural spinal cord stimulation in individuals with spinal muscular atrophy. Nature Medicine , 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03484-8 Cite This Page : ...