A nerve consists of a bundle of nerve fibers. Nerves transmit messages between ... Schwannomas can press on nerves and body tissues, causing pain or other problems. If you have one, your doctor ...

(A) Illustration of myelinated nerve fiber and saltatory conduction of action potential. An example of PNS myelinated nerve fiber is shown. (B) Illustration of transverse section of myelinated ...

Most cochlear nerves carry information from the cochlea to the brain, but about 5% send signals in the opposite direction: ...

Some of the participants were controls, who presumably felt every second of the inevitable pain. The others fell into two different groups: those in whom some key nerve fibers, called Aβ fibers ...

It's believed that over 20 million Americans suffer from some form of damage to their nerves, or neuropathy. For the afflicted, pain, tingling or numbness often begins in the hands or feet.

Neuroscientist Rita Levi-Montalcini began her Nobel Prize–winning work in a makeshift laboratory in Italy during the Second World War. After widespread government layoffs, scientists worry about the ...

Chronic pain at the site of the nerve biopsy occurs in 3 to 5 percent of patients undergoing a nerve biopsy. In addition to routine histology, a properly processed nerve biopsy must include semi-thin ...

Ear acupuncture has been proven to activate the VN. In He, et al.’s research, 8 they found that auricular acupuncture ...