A 65-year-old man presented to the ED with 1 day of acute onset mid-thoracic and low back pain, difficulty ambulating and ...

Michael Markmiller was in excruciating pain for years. The 53-year-old couldn’t walk more than 100 meters without his legs going numb or stand up straight without sharp pains going down his legs. The ...

If your surgeon recommends surgery for your herniated disc, microdiscectomy is one option. Other options may include a lumbar laminectomy, open discectomy, or lumbar fusion surgery. You should ...

There are two main approaches to surgery: the posterior approach, in which a portion of the posterior aspect of the spinal canal is removed in a procedure known as laminectomy ... anterior cervical ...

China has achieved a major milestone in the quest for practical commercial fusion power. The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor in Hefei, Anhui Province has set a new ...

Helion isn't alone in the race to make nuclear fusion a reality. As our own David Szondy noted last July, nearly 50 privately funded fusion startups in 12 countries are aiming to deliver ...

Few fusion startups have been as closely watched as Helion. The 12-year-old company is backed by Sam Altman, rumored to be in talks with OpenAI, and has a deal to supply Microsoft with electricity ...

As it happens, Altman and Son are backing a startup that says it can provide it. It’s a fusion energy company called Helion that recently raised $425 million in a funding round backed by SoftBank.

This is a huge nuclear fusion research facility, analysts say, and it could be a sign China is leaping ahead in the quest to harness this futuristic energy source. It could also mean they are ...

SINGAPORE, Jan 28 (Reuters) - China appears to be building a large laser-ignited fusion research centre in the southwestern city of Mianyang, experts at two analytical organisations say ...