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

Everybody knows that hitting your funny bone isn't funny, but did you know it's not a bone either? It's actually a long nerve that runs all the way from your neck down to your fingers, called the ...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome, or GBS, is a rare neurological condition. The body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own nerves. This can lead to rapid muscle weakness and paralysis. Early symptoms ...

Facial paralysis, affecting one or both sides of the face, stems from facial nerve damage, causing weakness and movement loss. Bell's palsy is a common sudden cause, while strokes, infections, and ...

Introduction: The clinical diagnosis of ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow can reliably be made based on typical clinical symptoms of UNE. In the present study, we constructed an efficient, minimal ...

When I joined the fire department in July 2009, there was no talk of firefighter mental health challenges, resources available to responders, or even an open dialogue about these issues. Then in June ...

Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (hATTR-PN) can affect many parts of the body. Nerve symptoms are often the earliest signs of this condition. hATTR-PN is a rare genetic ...

The Red Sox announced this afternoon that right-hander Liam Hendriks underwent successful right elbow ulnar nerve transposition surgery today, as relayed by MassLive’s Chris Cotillo. A timeline for ...

Among adults without diabetes, higher BMI is independently associated with increased potential for ulnar nerve entrapment (UNE), with both overweight and obesity being prominent risk factors. Among a ...

Cervical noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) at least four times daily for 3 months along with standard care was associated with significant reductions in headaches, cognitive impairment, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The nervous system is considered your body's command center for a reason. Made up of your brain, spinal ...