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

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

Diseases of the nervous system refer to disorders that affect any part of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves) or peripheral nervous system. Large-scale analyses of ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Keio University researchers used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) created by stimulating mature, specialized cells ...

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

Trusted, comprehensive information for understanding brain and nervous system disorders. FDA Approves New Treatment for Rare Lipid Storage DiseaseThe FDA has approved a new pill for adults with ...

An experimental blood test might be able to help doctors predict whether someone will recover their mobility following a ...