Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) effectively relives pain and restores nerve function in patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), according to the findings of a small study ...

According to Inspire, it marks a first-of-its-kind registry in neuromodulation for hypoglossal nerve stimulation. It aims to follow patients out to 10 years to evaluate battery life and add more ...

With many different species entering torpor for a variety of reasons, scientists are looking to their sleepy secrets for ways ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved a vagus nerve stimulation device, which is similar to a pacemaker and implanted into a patient's neck, to treat epilepsy in 1997 and depression in 2005 ...

Intracollicular optogenetic stimulation associated with electrophysiological recordings of IC and MLR neurons activity. Credit: Scientific Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-96995-4 ...

A specific group of nerve cells in the brain stem appears to control how semaglutide affects appetite and weight -- without causing nausea.

Italian filmmaker Silvio Soldini's "The Tasters" is a fictional version of the story of a woman who worked as Hitler's food taster. But how much of it is true?

To the point. Nerve cells in the hypothalamus: These neurons influence eating behavior and weight gain. Hormone-controlled: These nerve cells are controlled by the hormone leptin, which suppresses ...