When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...

A research team at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has developed a new implant that conveys electrical signals and may have the potential to encourage nerve cell (neuron) repair after ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that targeting a specific immune process ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite the notion that nerve surgery research has plateaued in the past several decades, some surgeons view ...

This commentary is written by Dr. Gregory Kolovich, an orthopedic and peripheral nerve surgeon at Optim Orthopedics. “It felt like a bolt of lightning was shooting down my arm — an arm that was no ...

Once dismissed as “junk,” a group of RNA molecules has been found to help regrow damaged nerves in mice in new research. The discovery could unlock new ways to treat nerve injuries and even restore ...

The heart listens to nerve signals as it ages. New findings show how the vagus nerve may help protect heart muscle over time.

A preoperative nerve block may help reduce morphine consumption for pediatric patients undergoing primary cleft palate repair.

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...