Zoo Knoxville performs a potentially unprecedented spinal surgery on 34-year-old chimpanzee Mwelu to remove a spinal tumor.

A Chimpanzee from Zoo Knoxville has undergone what might be the first documented spinal surgery performed on its species ...

A man who received stem cell therapy in a clinical study in Japan for spinal cord injuries has told NHK how he decided to receive the procedure.

For decades, suffering from a spinal cord injury meant a very abrupt change in life. This is because there are very few therapies that address damaged "wiring". For those with spinal cord injuries, ...

Mwelu is a 34-year-old chimp at Zoo Knoxville. He is now recovering after a groundbreaking surgery to remove a tumor.

A new PET tracer can provide insights into how spinal cord injuries affect not only the spinal cord, but also the brain, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

This leaves them vulnerable to blood pressure drops that cause fainting or spikes that put them at risk of a stroke or heart ...

A new study shows that routine hospital blood tests could help predict spinal cord injury severity and survival chances.

“It feels amazing,” said Jackson Drum. Drum is an 18-year-old from Alexandria, Minnesota, and spent nine months away from the rink after a life-changing spinal cord injury.

September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month and doctors and patients in Grand Rapids are bringing attention to people ...

Spinal cord injury is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide, often impacting young people who face a ...

A lawsuit was filed against Hurricane Gymnastics, alleging that their foam pit was inadequately shallow, resulting in a teenager's quadriplegia, according to a release sent by the plaintiff's lawyers.