Interrupting signals exchanged between tumors and the nervous system could become a critical pillar of cancer care ...

Diseases of the nervous system refer to disorders that affect any part of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves) or peripheral nervous system. During the pathogenesis of ...

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The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammation that damages your optic nerve. It can cause vision loss and pain when you move your eyes. As the inflammation goes away, your symptoms usually get better.

Genipin is being studied as a potential treatment for a rare degenerative nervous system disorder that is caused by a gene mutation. The condition is known as familial dysautonomia, which becomes ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiang’an Campus, Xiamen University, Xiang’an South Road, Xiamen 361102, Fujian, China State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid ...

Octopus arms have segmented nervous systems to power extraordinary movements The large nerve cord running down each octopus arm is separated into segments, giving it precise control over movements ...

If you have seizures which can’t be controlled with epilepsy medicines, and you are not able to have epilepsy brain surgery, then vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy may be an option for you. The ...