Pendergrast is an anesthesiology resident physician at the University of Michigan. The 1 in 5 Americans suffering from chronic pain may soon lose access to evidence-based interventions that have ...

Your peripheral nervous system (PNS) is crucial to navigating daily life. It lets you walk, controls your eye movements, and rings your brain’s alarms when you step on a Lego brick. Yet researchers ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. Billions of nerve cells send signals coursing through our bodies, serving as conduits ...

A new study published in Cell on July 10 has reported the world's fastest high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) imaging technology for the entire body of small animals at subcellular resolution, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients used the device for 60 days, and effects persisted for 6 months. 71% of patients reported improved Neck ...

This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. A sutureless device for peripheral nerve ...

Veronica Paulus is a former STAT intern supported by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. A sutureless device for peripheral nerve repair could be available on the market in the coming months ...

Background and aims: The complex anatomy of peripheral nerve plexuses, such as the brachial, lumbar, and sacral plexuses, poses significant challenges in medical education. Traditional educational ...

The median nerve is one of many peripheral nerves that extend throughout the body. This nerve in particular provides important control of the hand, wrist, and forearm and is commonly associated with ...

Each year, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), millions of people in the U.S. are affected by spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, along with neuro-developmental and ...