In other words, a non-painful stimulus – like when you rub your shin after walking into a table – can overtake slower pain ...

A global research collaboration has revealed how certain gut cells switch on pain signals, which can linger long after the ...

Blake Aller got a late start in track, but after two seasons in the sport, the Litchfield High School junior is reaching top performance. It’s a progression that resembles almost every ...

Demyelination refers to damage to the myelin around nerves. Myelin coats many nerves in the body, but it can become damaged due to inflammation from viral infections, autoimmune diseases ...

A new memo by NIH Acting Director Matthew Memoli, obtained by Forbes, clarifies what can and can’t be done with regard to clinical trials, purchasing, research publications and public ...

Weak Voluntary Muscles: Skeletal Muscle Diseases, Neuromuscular Disorders, and Other Causes Neuromuscular disorders, also called skeletal muscle disorders, are conditions that affect the nerves that ...

The CNS is located in the skull and vertebral canal of the spine. It includes the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. The sensory and motor nerves that run through the extremities and internal ...

The bone extends out from the back of the vertebra to form canals for nerves, joints for stability, and attachment sites for muscles. These parts of the spine include: Each region of the spine has a ...

While the central nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord, the peripheral nervous system is made up of all nerves branching off the spinal cord, extending to every part of the body.

Those nerves were relieved on Thursday when Quinn ... Fellow linebacker Mykal Walker (illness) and tight end Colson Yankoff (hamstring) are both officially questionable to play this weekend.