Sciatica is a condition that causes nerve pain down the legs and affects many people at some point in their lifetime. While ...

As most of the cranial nerves do, the glossopharyngeal nerve emerges from the front of the brainstem, which sits low at the back of your brain and connects the brain to the spinal ...

Exercise. Walking, swimming and other low-impact aerobic activities can strengthen your back. Build muscle strength and ...

The CEO Soak is on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. in St. Petersburg. People can sign up for the cause and help raise ...

Finding out if the baby is a boy or a girl is an exciting moment for soon-to-be parents. A couple from Des Moines expected to find out during a routine appointment but instead received the difficult ...

Researchers have identified biomarkers that can predict disease progression in multiple sclerosis, which could lead to the ...

Some treatments and procedures become routine despite lacking strong evidence to show that they’re beneficial. Recent studies ...

Schwann cells make myelin in the peripheral nervous system (PNS: nerves) and oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS: brain and spinal cord ... axons (12–20 μm in diameter ...

A world-first trial to help improve the lives of Australians living with a debilitating spinal cord injury is a step closer ...

Back pain is extremely common — most people will experience it at some point in their lives, and lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide.

Measuring the levels of a novel protein biomarker called CXCL12 in the spinal fluid may improve the diagnosis of ALS, per a ...