Your brain gets all the glory while your other nervous system, the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) toils away in thankless obscurity. What’s the PNS? Oh, merely the neurons that live outside of your ...

Both Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis involve an autoimmune attack on the nervous system. Guillain-Barré syndrome affects the peripheral nervous system, while multiple sclerosis impacts ...

Neurotoxicity is damage to the central or peripheral nervous system that may occur from exposure to toxic substances. Exposure to certain toxins, such as heavy metals, pollutants, or certain ...

Researchers discovered a mechanism for repairing damaged nerves during peripheral neuropathy in mice, wherein the protein Mitf orchestrates nerve repair after both trauma-induced and chronic nerve ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are capable of regenerating after injury. This is why injuries to the central ...

Disorders affecting the nervous system were the leading cause of ill health and disability globally, affecting 3.4 billion people worldwide, a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease (GBD ...

CIDP is a treatable condition that affects the peripheral nervous system. IVIG, plasma exchange, and corticosteroid therapy are the first-line treatment options, but a newer medication for adults has ...

CIDP causes muscle weakness and numbness, among other symptoms. Diagnosing CIDP involves peripheral nervous system testing, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and imaging. CIDP is an immune-mediated ...

After years of work, cognition and neuroscience doctoral student Hailey Welch is—for the first time—the lead author of a study published in an academic journal, a paper appearing in Cell Reports, ...