It's delivered directly into the spinal fluid (rather than into the space just outside the membrane that surrounds the spinal ...

Anesthesia works by using medications (anesthetics) to temporarily block pain signals from traveling along your nerves to your brain, or by numbing the brain itself to cause unconsciousness. The ...

Epidurals and spinal blocks are two effective, safe, and widely used pain relief options during labour. But they aren’t ...

Researchers have identified new blood and spinal fluid biomarkers that could help track ALS progression and monitor treatment ...

Scientists have discovered a spinal fluid test that can predict with 100 percent accuracy whether people who already have memory loss are going to develop full-fledged Alzheimer’s disease. They ...

A new study could help shed light on who is at risk for CTE. — -- Levels of certain proteins in the brain and spinal fluid of people who suffer continuing issues as a result of concussions are ...

A new blood test that could help doctors identify whether a patient has Alzheimer’s disease was cleared by the FDA last week.

Musician Billy Joel recently canceled his concert tour, announcing he will undergo physical therapy for a condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus that is affecting his hearing, vision and ...

New findings show that changes in cerebrospinal fluid signal during sleep are linked to sleep phases as well as neural ...