Bio-electronic medicine is a new form of therapy that uses electrical pulses to modulate nerve activity. The small implant ...

The peripheral nervous system is the part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord. It consists of nerves that carry information between the central nervous system and the ...

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. A clinical trial attempts ...

Patients with occipital headache experienced relief with 60 days of peripheral nerve stimulation, according to data presented ...

While each limb acts independently, signals are transmitted back to the octopus’s central nervous system. The octopus’ brain sits between its eyes at the front of its mantle, or head, couched ...

Dr. Adam Rogers appointed chair as company advances toward key milestones following positive topline chronic cohort results ...

When ocrelizumab became the first FDA-approved treatment for early forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2017, it offered ...

Glial cells play an important role in supporting the body's central and peripheral nervous systems. Several types, each with different functions, of glial cells exist. Learn more here.

According to a new study in rats, a key byproduct of acetaminophen, called AM404, may block pain at the source before it has ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that Parkinson’s disease may begin in the kidneys, where a toxic protein builds up and ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) includes both peripheral and central nervous system (CNS) inflammation, and an anti-inflammatory small molecule therapy that can cross the blood-brain barrier may be attractive ...