An average of 1.9 million nerve cells die every minute when a stroke occurs, and it's possible to catch it before it happens ...

After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful ...

In 2004, a research group at Peking University First Hospital discovered a mutation in the gene coding for a sodium-channel ...

In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required n ...

A multicenter collaboration has identified a potential new treatment for an aggressive sarcoma arising in the nerves. The findings have been published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

If walking is becoming difficult and physio isn’t working, cutting-edge treatments could be the next step. But which ones are ...

A multicenter collaboration led by the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) - Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) and the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) identified a ...

A new pain relief drug, suzetrigine, is a prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose. It will ...

Neuropathy, a debilitating condition affecting millions worldwide, can significantly impair daily life and well-being.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SpringWorks Therapeutics’ Gomekli (mirdametinib) to treat ...

But in potential ... Its action is needed to enable renewal and growth. And in shutting down defenses, it sets the psychological stage for social interaction. How does the vagus nerve influence ...