Nerve Regeneration Achieved in Mammals

American scientists believe a new procedure to repair severed nerves could result in patients recovering in days or weeks, rather than months or years. The team used a cellular mechanism similar to that used by many invertebrates to repair damage to nerve axons. Their results are published in the Journal of Neuroscience Research. Abstract:  New Procedure Repairs Severed Nerves in Minutes ...

What’s Up Doc? Questions about back surgery

Q: One of my relatives has had low back pain, and they diagnosed her with a synovial cyst. They tried to put a needle in it to take out the fluid, and now they want to do surgery. What is this disease and is surgery the right answer?

Running back turns pain into Giant gain

Ahmad Bradshaw is playing in pain and loving every second of it. The Giants running back has played the last eight games with a broken bone in his right foot, and there is no way the injury is going to keep him out of Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Patriots.

Running back turns pain into Giant gain

Ahmad Bradshaw is playing in pain and loving every second of it. The Giants running back has played the last eight games with a broken bone in his right foot, and there is no way the injury is going to keep him out of Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Patriots.

Reigning MotoGP champ Stoner vexed by back pain

SEPANG: Reigning MotoGP champion Casey Stoner described his recurring problem with back pain as “frustrating” yesterday but expressed confidence it would not hamper his world title defence this season.