Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the ...

Myelinated neurons transmit electrical signals more quickly than the unmyelinated nerves in the body. Myelinated axons are present in sensory neurons and motor neurons, but not all sensory and motor ...

The CNS includes the brain and spinal cord, and the PNS is made up of all the body’s remaining nerves. The PNS can also be subdivided into smaller components: the somatic and autonomic nervous systems ...

Gluten neuropathy refers to damage that can occur to peripheral nerves in people with gluten sensitivity. Peripheral nerves are the nerves that travel from the spine and the brain to the other areas ...

Meridian Medical Technologies, a unit of CDMO Kindeva, snared a $129 million contract to supply the United States with the chemical nerve agent antidote autoinjector DuoDote. The FDA-approved ...

In a significant shift reflecting the complexities of the modern geopolitical landscape, nearly three-quarters of businesses worldwide are revamping their supply chains to engage with a larger ...

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.

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 ...

China’s Worst Deflation Was in Industry as Supply Glut Persisted Industrial prices fell 2.3% last year, steepest of all sectors Economy on track for longest deflation streak in decades ...

While the central nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord, the peripheral nervous system is made up of all nerves branching off the spinal cord, extending to every part of the body.

The nerves never went away for Nick Saban. During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday, the former Alabama head coach pulled back the curtain on the anxiety he’d feel before taking the field ...

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 ...