The vagus nerve is so named because it “wanders” like a vagabond, sending out sensory fibers from your brainstem to your ...

Nerve-cell ‘highways’ identified in mice suggest that stress pushes the brain towards rigid habit and away from thoughtful ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people's diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes.

Get your layers ready, Boiseans. Wednesday is going to get abnormally cold in the Treasure Valley, followed by heavy snowfall later in the week, according to Les Colin, a National Weather Service ...

After two days canceled classes due to a surge of illnesses, Emmett School District is back in session today, and several stretches of road in Meridian will be closed. These are just a few of the ...

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is partnering with Apollo Hospitals — largest private health system in India — to develop and implement initiatives to enhance patient care ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome is a rare nerve disorder. It is not a communicable disease. Why is it spreading like a viral outbreak? After a raft of viruses that sent waves of fear in the last few years, ...

The 'electric pill' for the parasympathetic nervous system The vagus nerve plays an important role in our body: it is the longest nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system, the part of the ...

The vagus nerve plays an important role in our body: it is the longest nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system, the part of the nervous system that is significantly involved in the precise control ...

Have you experienced pain or tingling in your hands or feet? Those are signs of possible neuropathy, “a general term for nerve dysfunction in your limbs,” says Eva Feldman, MD, PhD ...