Vertebral endplates are located between vertebrae (bones of the spine) and intervertebral discs (the gel-filled structures that protect and cushion the vertebrae). They consist of a layer of cartilage ...

June 10, 2025 — Acetaminophen may be doing more than just dulling pain in your brain it could be stopping it before it even starts. Scientists at Hebrew University have discovered that a ...

An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) can reveal spinal lesions. The spine has historically been challenging to image because of movement during the scan — breathing, cardiac movement ...

Differentiating movements based on upper and lower neurons often is used by healthcare providers to describe types of neurological disorders. Think of the process of standing up from a chair. Your ...

But even though you’re intimately familiar with your period, you may not know the language used to describe its process, products, and problems. This glossary of menstrual terms will help.