DOMINIQUE Stelling spent years baffled by an illness that left her bedbound, too exhausted to shower, feed or even dress ...

Tambet Teesalu, University of Tartu Professor of Nanomedicine, has been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant to study the blood-nerve ...

Perhaps one of the most recognizable reflexes is the withdrawal reflex. Imagine accidentally touching a hot stove. Your immediate reaction is to pull your hand away quickly. This is a prime example of ...

For some people, it is a way to focus, while for others, it is simply a nervous reflex that feels right. Yet it is also one of those habits that quickly draws stares and warnings from friends or ...

Pregnancy adds new weight and changes how your spine, joints, and ligaments behave. If you already have a herniated disc, the pain can intensify as your belly grows and your posture shifts.

Exercise Associated Muscle Cramps (EAMC) is one of the most common conditions that require medical attention during or immediately after sports events. Despite the high prevalence of this condition ...

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Bottom of the Pyramid' reveals everything from Abby Lee Miller's unseen controversial comments to attempting to bribe Aubrey ...

The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that is primarily responsible for breathing. Contraction of the diaphragm expands the lungs and draws air into them. The phrenic nerve ...

Handling large volumes of recorded data is a challenge in high-density brain implants. Mahdi Nekoui and Amir Sodagar propose a hardware-efficient method to compress neural spikes by fitting primitive ...