Researchers discovered that nerve injuries can alter the immune system throughout the body, and males and females react very ...

For infants undergoing cleft palate surgery, local anesthetic injection targeting the maxillary nerve of the face may reduce ...

This protective layer allows signals to pass between cells incredibly quickly. But what happens when this layer goes missing ...

A pinched nerve can be very painful—no matter where it’s located in your body. If you experience one in your back, it can travel to other parts of the body and cause sharp pain, tingling, numbness, or ...

When sciatica strikes, it can feel like it comes out of nowhere. One day, life moves normally; the next, sharp, radiating pain shoots from the lower back do ...

Medically reviewed by John Carew, MD Key Takeaways The greater petrosal nerve is a branch of the facial nerve that helps ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Axogen's nerve repair graft, the health regulator said on Wednesday, ...

Chemists have long been fascinated and frustrated by saxitoxin: a molecule that causes temporary paralysis by blocking the ...

The FDA has approved Avance® (acellular nerve allograft-arwx) for the treatment of sensory nerve discontinuity.

The vagus nerve is the body’s superpower and it’s used to counteract your fight/flight system. It’s how you develop a healthy stress response and become resilient. When stimulated, you feel calmer, ...

Kanazawa University, report the successful creation of artificial synaptic vesicles that can be remotely controlled by ...