Space changes the human body in many ways. From bone loss to bloated faces, here's how microgravity and radiation affect the ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba investigated the mechanism by which posterior spinal fixation, a technique that ...

Previous attempts to create a notochord from human stem ... insights into spine-related birth defects and other intervertebral discs (the cushy tissue that lies between our vertebrae).

The surfaces of the joints in our legs and between our vertebrae are enlarged ... role to which it is structurally well suited. The human spine has been transformed into a weight bearing column ...