Nerve damage can be an unfortunate side effect from an accident, illness or even certain treatments, like chemotherapy. Fortunately, the peripheral nervous system can heal itself to a certain extent, ...

Love a good workout, the feeling of your body getting stronger as you build muscle, the wind whipping through your hair as you run through the park? Well according to researchers at MIT, your exercise ...

A deep-learning model trained on optical coherence tomography scans of the optic nerve head reliably distinguished among various types of optic nerve damage, such as glaucoma, non-arteritic anterior ...

Scientists have discovered a new chemical that could help heal nerve damage, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature, which offers early hope for one day reversing the ...

Nerve damage affects millions of people worldwide, creating symptoms ranging from mild tingling to severe pain and loss of function. While conventional treatments often focus on managing symptoms, ...

Patients who took the frequently prescribed diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy faced a greater risk of a stroke of the optic nerve, which can lead to blindness, according to a new study ...

Glaucoma damages the optic nerve and can lead to blindness if you do not treat the condition. You can get regular eye exams ...

Korean medtech startup Nu Eyne develops eye wearable aimed to heal DES via weak electric stimulation The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles highlighting South Korea’s promising startups ...

The use of GLP-1 receptor agonists, and particularly liraglutide, was associated with an increased risk of developing nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) during the first year of ...

Q: After 14 hours of bypass surgery and three weeks being intubated, my husband was eventually diagnosed with bilateral, ischemic optic neuropathy. Would you please provide information on this ...

Two independent studies from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) show that patients with type 2 diabetes who are treated with the drug Ozempic have an increased risk of developing damage to the ...