spinal

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To explore this further, the research team used three mouse models that replicate common causes of spinal degeneration: natural aging, surgically induced mechanical instability, and genetic susceptibility.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

By 2023, he had a heart attack and was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and cauda equina syndrome, the latter led to several spinal surgeries.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The “Criminal Minds” star also underwent multiple spinal surgeries to manage cauda equina syndrome, a rare condition in which nerve bundles in the lumbar or sacral spine are compressed or not functioning properly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Meningitis is a potentially deadly infection causing the inflammation of the brain or spinal cord linings, which can lead to sepsis.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

"Well, actually, it's in the spinal canal. I mean it's quite a ways down in the spinal canal."

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger