spinal
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Meningitis is the swelling of the meninges, the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
MS damages myelin, the fatty protective coating that surrounds nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
Medtronic is a key player in the $15 billion External link cranial and spinal technologies market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
For years, doctors relied only on written memory tests, invasive spinal taps and expensive imaging to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
The paralysis was accompanied by destruction of the nerve sheaths and by degeneration of the cells of the anterior horns of the spinal cord.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
