Members David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) and filmmaker Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner) join us to talk about the return of Spinal Tap in "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.

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Researchers say a surgery that let pigs with completely severed spinal cords walk again may lead to human trials, and then perhaps even full head or brain transplants. Columnist Helen Thomson is intri

Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), also known as Kennedy’s disease, is a rare genetic disorder. It affects certain nerve cells in the spinal cord and the brainstem. “Bulbar” refers to a bulb-shaped region in the lower part of the brain that ...

Depressed spinal reflexes caudal to spinal cord injury (SCI), defined as spinal shock, have intrigued clinicians and researchers for more than two centuries. Despite this history, the etiology and significance of spinal shock remain controversial.

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, the lower back, and the cervical spine in the neck.

What is the anatomy of the spinal cord? The human spinal cord is a cylindrical structure of nerve tissue that is protected by the spinal column and composed of uniformly organized white and grey matters. The spinal column is composed of bony structures ...