They create a cushion between the brain and the cranium (skull) and the spinal cord and the vertebrae (spine). The meninges ...

Meningitis is a serious vaccine preventable infection holding significant health concerns, particularly for children.

It wasn't until Lucas' autopsy that it was discovered he had died from meningitis. Meningitis is an infection of the ...

Infants and young children are at higher risk of meningitis, but vaccines can prevent it in some cases, said experts on World ...

Bacterial meningitis can occur in two ways: when bacteria enter the bloodstream and then travel to the brain and spinal cord, or when bacteria directly invade the meninges, which may be caused by ...

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Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. The microorganisms that cause it can be viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other agents.

A NETFLIX star was forced to have his skull rebuilt and faces years of recovery after a shock brain cancer discovery. Craig Russell, 47, who played Marc Antony in the Netflix drama Queen ...

World Meningitis Day is observed annually on October 5, since being established in 2009 by a group of people affected by the ...

It plays a role in pain transmission in the body. The release of CGRP in the body can lead to pain from inflammation in the meninges, the protective membrane layers that surround the brain.

Past studies have proposed that migraine headaches occur when something in the cerebrospinal fluid indirectly activates nerves in the nearby meninges, the layers of membrane between the brain and ...