In 1931, the Skhūl I fossil was uncovered at Mugharat es-Skhūl (the Cave of the Children), also known as Skhūl Cave, Israel.

An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils has shown that they had a type of carpal bone (pisiform) in their wrists—a bone ...

Investigators have developed an artificial intelligence-assisted diagnostic system that can estimate bone mineral density in both the lumbar spine and the femur of the upper leg, based on X-ray images ...

New technique preserves major nerves, blood vessels, and other critical structures in a hard-to-access area. In a ...

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been using American contractors to distribute boxes of food in four sites in Gaza. Since ...

Once the cartilage in your knee is worn away, the bones rub against each ... Keeping your spine perpendicular to the floor, lower your body to the ground until both legs are at a 90-degree angle. The ...

Cervical myelopathy is a form of myelopathy that involves compression of the spinal cord in the cervical spine (neck).

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a common treatment of disc herniations, myelopathy and other problems arising in the cervical spine (the bones of the neck between the base of the ...

Cervical laminoplasty is a surgical treatment for spinal stenosis in the neck. The goal of the surgery is to relieve pressure while preserving motion in neck.

Two days later, Flores went through another, much briefer surgery to stabilize the junction between the bone at the base of the skull and the cervical spine, using screws, plates and rods.

Surgeons bid for medical first: Removing spinal tumor through patient’s eye Karla Flores had a tumor strangling her spinal cord near the base of her skull. Doctors weighed whether they should ...

You may need surgery for your neck pain if other treatments haven’t worked. Learn about all your options if you’re thinking about going under the knife.