Such drugs exist, but there is a catch: a drug that blocks CaV2.2 completely has such severe side-effects that it needs to be given directly into the spinal fluid ... very attractive drugs targets for ...

Researchers have linked disease-related proteins and genes to identify specific cellular pathways responsible for Alzheimer's genesis and progression. The proteins were gathered from cerebrospinal ...

More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal fusion and/or laminectomy or vertebroplasty, over a recent 3-year period, ...