Come summer, we will once again marvel at the amazing athletic skills of Olympic athletes while in fact, the simple act of walking is no less remarkable. Just to prevent us from toppling over, the ...

Scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind, 3-D printed guide that helps regrow both the sensory and motor functions of complex nerves after injury. The groundbreaking research has the potential to ...

Interpretation of clinical findings of BPI in newborns depends on knowledge of peripheral nervous system (PNS) structures and physiology. All nervous system structures originate from the embryonic ...

THE advent of long-term hemodialysis and renal transplantation has focused attention upon the peripheral neuropathy associated with chronic renal insufficiency. 1–4 Although the initial clinical ...

The majority of peripheral nerve injuries are best treated by a thoughtful surgical reconstruction. However, nonoperative treatment is indicated in several circumstances. The first of these is injury ...

When legendary country singer Alan Jackson, 67, announced that the “finale” show of his farewell tour next year will support ...

Scientists from Stanford University and Seoul National University say they have developed an artificial sensory nerve system that can activate the twitch reflex in a cockroach and identify letters in ...

People who have had a limb amputated often experience phantom limb pain and neuromas (painful, scarred nerve endings). Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) surgery can help relieve the pain by ...

ROOTSTOWN, OHIO-- Rebecca German, Ph.D., a professor of anatomy and neurobiology and researcher at Northeast Ohio Medical University was recently awarded a $624,518 grant from the Eunice Kennedy ...