A new study suggests the vagus nerve may be one of the heart’s most important defenders against aging. Researchers found that keeping this nerve connected to the heart helps protect heart cells and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Kevin Tracey, MD, talks about his book, The Great Nerve, in this Healio Community webinar. Tracey discusses the ...

Frequent exercise doesn't just strengthen the heart—it also changes the nerves that control it, according to new research which could guide more targeted and effective care for common heart problems.

A healthy 63-year-old woman with very bothersome urinary frequency and urgency, recalcitrant to medications, elected to proceed with a peripheral nerve evaluation in the office. The external anatomy ...

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 ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a vagus nerve stimulator for rheumatoid arthritis – the first such device to be cleared for an autoimmune condition, potentially paving the way ...

The FDA has approved a medical device that stimulates the vagus nerve for the treatment of moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients who have not responded to — or cannot tolerate — ...

Cancer cells steal energy-generating parts from nerve cells to fuel their spread to distant sites, a discovery that could improve treatments against the deadliest tumours. “This is the first time that ...

Nerve or neuropathic pain has long been a tricky condition to treat effectively. However, a new study has comprehensively evaluated current drug and non-drug therapies to provide up-to-date guidelines ...

Emergency medicine doctor Alker (Goodnight Grandma Angel) explores in this witty yet indispensable guide 99 of the “most terrifying, interesting, and unfortunate ways to die.” Continue reading » The ...

If so, they could be experiencing upper cervical dysfunction. What do we mean when we say an upper cervical adjustment or that the horse is experiencing upper cervical dysfunction? The cervical spine ...