Liver-projecting vagal sensory neurons play a key role in regulating energy balance, hepatic steatosis, and anxiety-like behavior in mice under obesogenic conditions. Modulating the liver-brain ...

GBS is a rare neurological disorder in which a person's immune system mistakenly attacks part of their peripheral nervous system - the network of nerves that carries signals from the brain and spinal ...

An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people's diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes.

Ongoing or frequent numbness in the legs can indicate underlying health issues such as diabetes, vitamin deficiencies, multiple sclerosis, peripheral artery disease, sciatica, or stroke.

GBS is not a contagious disease. It is a post-infectious disease in which the body's immune system attacks the peripheral nervous system, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis, and, in severe ...

including those of the nervous system, researchers said in background notes. Peripheral neuropathy is a known potential side effect of chemotherapy, but this study is the first to estimate how ...

The development of drugs to treat major diseases of the central nervous system relies in part on ... the spinal cord and peripheral NS. Almost everyone is confronted one day with a NS syndrome ...

The peripheral nervous system is the part of the nervous system that branches out from but isn’t located in the brain and spinal cord. Demyelination can also result from exposure to toxins.

Running just over 10 minutes long, Hank outlines the fundamentals of the nervous system and how our bodies operate, including sensory input, integration, and motor output. Kids can pause ...

In a new book, Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor explores the ways grief affects the body, from the heart to the immune system.

The medication therefore avoids the addictive potential of opioids, which work by binding to opioid receptors throughout the central nervous system ... especially in peripheral tissues like ...