When a piece of hardware – like a screw – needs to be inserted into a patient’s spine, it’s important that it is placed in precisely the right spot. “The margin for error is very, very small when ...

Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink is planning to raise about $500 million at a valuation of $8.5 billion.

Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears’ famed 1985 Super Bowl championship team whose larger-than-life ...

The ice bucket challenge is back after a decade – but the trend has taken on a new meaning that’s rubbing some folks the wrong way.

It’s been more than a decade since the viral Ice Bucket Challenge launched in an attempt to raise awareness about ALS.

Two local teams competed in the annual David Iery Classic softball tournament this past weekend. The David Iery Foundation is a charity organization with the mission statement of spreading spinal cord ...

With brain-implanted devices, people with paralysis have been able to command computers to “move” virtual objects and speak ...

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.

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Tiny cells inside small blood vessels called pericytes can be forced to change shape and create "cellular bridges" that ...

The expansion from UofL Health and Kosair for Kids promises enhanced care for children with spinal cord injuries.