Researchers have gained comprehensive insights into the entire nervous system of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). The study describes in detail the neurons that span the entire nervous system ...

Your spine is made up of 33 vertebrae. Each one has openings that let nerves from your spinal cord pass through to other parts of the body. When these openings, called neural foramina, get narrow ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a powerful neurotrophic protein for treating central ...

For example, endocannabinoids might target CB1 receptors in a spinal nerve to relieve pain. Others might bind to a CB2 receptor in your immune cells to signal that your body’s experiencing ...

Spinal cord compression can lead to loss of sensation, difficulty with motor function, and pain or discomfort. Myelopathy can be diagnosed with imaging studies, including a type called myelography, as ...

“This is especially true if symptoms like numbness, tingling, or muscle weakness start to affect daily life or signal possible nerve damage. Spinal fusion is a serious procedure—but for ...

Skull bones include the following. The vertebral column (spine) protects your spinal cord, supports your head, and allows bodily movement. It contains the sacrum (made up of four bones) and coccyx ...

NVDX3 performed well in an animal model with supportive nonclinical data in spine fusion In an ovine instrumented PLF model, which provides good translatability to the human spine, NVDX3-implanted ...

Your brain, spinal cord, and nerves are the main parts of your nervous system. Important messages travel back and forth from your brain. They travel through your spinal cord and out to nerves that ...