First CMC osteoarthritis is a common degenerative condition affecting the base of the thumb, often resulting in significant ...

Researchers have found in a new study that a combination of a suture lasso technique with a lateral plate, based on ...

Peripheral nerve ultrasound (US) has emerged as a promising technique for the diagnosis of peripheral nerve disorders. While most experience with US has been reported in the context of nerve ...

The ATLAS and ALICE collaborations have announced the first results of a new way to measure the “radial flow” of quark–gluon ...

New research reveals that Alzheimer's disease may impair nerve function not by reducing myelin, but by altering the proteins ...

New fluorescent drug lights up nerve tissue under special imaging equipment, giving surgeons a visual edge during procedure.

When surgeons dissect tissue to remove a tumor or make a repair, they must work cautiously, relying on electrophysical ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

Compared with other interventions, GNB was effective for pain relief and functional improvement among patients with knee OA.

From c. 300 BC to the early 19th century, the most consistent theory of nerve function involved a pneuma or spirit travelling through a hollow nerve.

The retina is often referred to as an "outpost of the brain"—after all, important steps in visual signal processing do not take place in the cerebrum, but in the nerve cells in the eye. When ...