Chemotherapy activates a stress sensor in immune cells, triggering inflammation and nerve damage, which may help explain why ...

In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators report that only a small section of ...

The autonomic nervous system is the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls visceral functions such as heart rate, respiratory rate and digestion. It consists of enteric, parasympathetic ...

The nerve damage that results in neuropathy (also known as peripheral neuropathy) not only causes symptoms such as pain, numbness, tingling, burning sensations, muscle weakness, incontinence, or ...