The vagus nerve is so named because it “wanders” like a vagabond, sending out sensory fibers from your brainstem to your ...

The evolution of functional assessments for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) highlights the challenges of adapting pediatric ...

Discover the first in-utero treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) using risdiplam. Promising results show no SMA signs ...

Meeting the minimum requirement for vitamin B12, needed to make DNA, red blood cells and nerve tissue, may not actually be ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

upmc.edu Aims To determine the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL ... The slope for the association between structure and function was computed for data above and below the tipping point. Results The ...

“Heart rate is a vital sign that gives us a glimpse into the body’s cardiovascular function,” says Rigved ... potential health issues.” The below chart from UCSF Benioff Children’s ...

Deep neural networks will allow signal transfer of nerve cells to be analyzed in real ... unheard of opportunities for investigating brain function including neural disorders and diseases ...

Myelinated neurons transmit electrical signals more quickly than the unmyelinated nerves in ... in the brain and spinal cord. The differences between upper and lower motor neurons involve the level of ...

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cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia, and plexuses). A comprehensive atlas of the human hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates many bodily functions, including temperature ...