Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the course of their lives, varying in intensity, ...

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is the system of nerves and ganglia outside the brain and spinal cord. The PNS consists ...

An estimated 18,000 people in the United States annually suffer from new injuries to their spinal cords. Unfortunately for ...

Multiple sclerosis causes lesions to the spinal cord and other parts of the central nervous system. An MRI can detect spinal cord lesions and help diagnose and monitor the condition. Multiple ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown type of neural stem cell (pNSC) that exists outside the brain and spinal cord ...

Actions we unconsciously engage in, such as tidying, humming, and even lying on our side with one arm in the air, activate ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relatively rare but very serious disease of the nervous system. A cure is not yet ...

On average, drugs developed for central nervous system (CNS, brain and spinal cord) diseases take longer to develop than those for other therapeutic areas. CNS drug development has the highest ...

The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (motor nerves, sensory nerves, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia ...

Feeling constantly on edge? Can't sleep? Random anxiety attacks? Your nervous system might be dysregulated and in need some ...

A new study found that female hormones can suppress pain signals before they reach the brain by making immune cells near the ...