"The peripheral nervous system 'talks' to muscles through nerve impulses in response to external stimuli. When babies are born, they do not have fully developed nervous systems, and their systems ...

Understanding the link between cancer tumors and the nervous system may be essential for winning the war on cancer, researchers say.

Glial cells play an active role in the nervous system Researchers study the speed and precision of signal transduction in the brain Date: September 8, 2020 Source: University of Münster Summary ...

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism by which substances can open a certain type of ion channel and in this way regulate nerve impulses. The study identifies a large group of substances ...

Neurology is the branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the nervous system, which include the brain, blood vessels, muscles and nerves.

IN the spring of 1914 Keith Lucas by good fortune was called upon to deliver the Page May memorial lectures at University College, London. He intended to rewrite the lectures for the present ...

“The stellate ganglion is like a routing center for the nervous system and controls the impulse for fight or flight,” said a statement from Kristine Rae Olmsted, a research epidemiologist with ...

THE Nobel prize has been awarded to these two men of science for work on the chemical transmission of nervous impulses. It was known that the effects produced by stimulating sympathetic nerves ...

A discovery that may improve treatment options for patients with neurodegenerative diseases has been made by scientists at King's College London and the University of Bath.