In an important step toward visual prostheses, biocompatible electrodes can convert infrared light into nerve impulses, as ...

Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS) and their colleagues have made a ...

Although they number from 1 (thiamine) to 12 (cobalamin), there are eight B vitamins—don't bother seeking numbers 4, 8, 10, or 11. The rest are all facilitators of the nervous system and tend to work ...

THE passage of direct current produces changes in the electrical activity of nervous tissue. For example, the polarization of nerve terminals in muscle spindles gives rise to alterations in the ...

PINCHED NERVES ARE uncomfortable, no matter where they happen in the body. A pinched nerve in the neck, though, can be downright excruciating. Most everyday movements require you to move your neck, ...

One trembles to think of that mysterious thing in the soul, which...in spite of the individual’s own innocent self, will still dream horrid dreams, and mutter unmentionable thoughts. —Herman Melville ...

The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that is primarily responsible for breathing. Contraction of the diaphragm expands the lungs and draws air into them. The phrenic nerve ...

In your journey of optimal fitness combined with overall health and wellness, protein is inevitable. There are different types of protein, including plant protein, animal protein, hydrolyzed protein, ...

You're doing everything you can to boost your health: prioritising sleep, exercising regularly and eating healthily—but you may not be feeling all the benefits, thanks to the medications you take ...