This includes motor commands and sensory information. The spinal cord also helps coordinate your reflexes. The spinal cord is ...

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, ...

But centuries of study were required to grasp its complex anatomy and function ... where the brainstem attaches to the spinal cord. Most nerves in our body branch directly from the spinal cord ...

Neurogenic bladder is when a problem in your brain, spinal cord, or central nervous system ... Urge incontinence. Nerves and muscles work together to keep urine in your bladder.

A drug called bumetanide, which is used to treat edema in people, reduced this cellular swelling and resulting cell death in mice. Mice given the drug after an injury were better able to move their ...

University of Queensland researchers have made a significant step towards enabling women with epilepsy safer access to a ...

Pain from conditions such as endometriosis could be alleviated if the gut’s resident bacteria can be understood and tamed.

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Severe injuries to the spinal cord damage nerve cells, disrupt communication with the brain and rest of the body, and lead to lasting disabilities for millions of people worldwide. The injury ...

But how stimulating the nerve works is poorly understood And spinal cord stimulators have come with a range of safety concerns Place a finger on the hollow of your neck, where your jugular vein ...

Sensory neurones carry electrical signals - nerve impulses - towards the central nervous system (spinal cord and brain). The signal starts in a receptor which detects a change. Relay neurones ...