Your brainstem hosts multiple cranial nerves. The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It controls your facial movements and expressions. The nerve fibers controlled by your facial nerve also ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, No. 45 (November 9, 2021), pp. 1-3 (3 pages) Drainage of interstitial fluid and solutes from the brainstem ...

A complex system of nerves and muscles enables the human eye to blink, gaze, and shift focus. The trochlear nerve is one of six cranial nerves that carry electrical impulses from the brain to the eye.

The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) reduces the incidence of symptomatic brain metastases in patients with stage III non–small-cell lung ...

When surgeons dissect tissue to remove a tumor or make a repair, they must work cautiously, relying on electrophysical monitors and their own anatomical knowledge to avoid cutting nerves, which could ...

Phase II Trial of Pembrolizumab Plus Gemcitabine, Vinorelbine, and Liposomal Doxorubicin as Second-Line Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Radiation dose received by the ...

The early cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infections saw people reporting a temporary loss of smell and taste (anosmia and dysgeusia) for about one-third of ...