As people get older, the intervertebral discs in their spine tend to deteriorate, some of which end up being surgically replaced with implants. A new patient-specific spinal model, however, could ...

A team of students from the LSU Shreveport Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Lab won first place at the national ...

Using a genetically modified mouse model, scientists found that removing SIRT6 from disc cells led to early-onset degeneration—marked by DNA damage, disorganized collagen fibers, and heightened ...

In findings (DOI: 10.1038/s41413-025-00422-3) published March 4, 2025, in Bone Research, the team used a mouse model engineered to lack SIRT6 specifically in disc tissues.

We would see this more readily in the lumbar spine in particular. Currently, many surgeons who do not do lumbar artificial disc replacement still perform cervical disc replacements.Abundant level ...

High physical activity or obesity contributes to back pain and spinal degeneration. What is not so well known is exactly how mechanical signals produce changes in cells that lead to degeneration.

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Your doctor will diagnose a herniated disc with a physical exam and, sometimes, imaging tests. With treatment, most people recover. Treatments include rest, pain and anti-inflammatory medicines, ...

WEST CHESTER, Pa., June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Centinel Spine®, LLC ("the Company"), the leading global medical device company focused exclusively on treating cervical and lumbar spinal disease ...

This week we are going to discuss the intervertebral disc derangement of the lumbar spine. This is a very common and very painful condition which can affect both the back and/or leg. The interverte… ...