Researchers found that cutting the vagus nerve in mice reduced dopamine activity and lessened the frequency of reward ...

People with spinal cord injuries often lose some or all their limb function. In most patients, the nerves in their limbs work ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billions of nerve cells send signals coursing through our bodies, serving as conduits through which the brain performs its ...

A leading theory about the nerves that send signals from the brain to the cochlea (known as "efferent" fibers) is that they control the cochlea's response to sound on a short-term basis, similar to ...

We all have two vagus nerves—one on the left side of the body and one on the right—both of which connect the brain to the intestines. On TikTok, vagus nerve stimulation sounds like a miracle cure.

A scientific review on autoimmune neurological diseases reveals what occurs in our body when the immune system, by mistake, produces antibodies that target a protein essential for the normal ...

Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must be ...

Scientists have mapped the sensory neurons in bone for the first time, and identified their dual role in reporting and ...

Acetaminophen may be doing more than just dulling pain in your brain it could be stopping it before it even starts. Scientists at Hebrew University have discovered that a metabolite of the drug, AM404 ...

Arteries can narrow with fatty buildup. Blood struggles to move. Oxygen drops. A heart attack can follow, and it remains the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The nervous system is considered your body's command center for a reason. Made up of your brain, spinal ...