Myelinated neurons transmit electrical signals more quickly than the unmyelinated nerves in the body. Myelinated axons are present in sensory neurons and motor neurons, but not all sensory and motor ...

The CNS includes the brain and spinal cord, and the PNS is made up of all the body’s remaining nerves. The PNS can also be subdivided into smaller components: the somatic and autonomic nervous systems ...

Actress Molly Vevers hails from London, but with roots in Wales where her family resides, she brings both stage and screen experience to the table. Audiences may recognise her as Heather Shaw from ...

Gluten neuropathy refers to damage that can occur to peripheral nerves in people with gluten sensitivity. Peripheral nerves are the nerves that travel from the spine and the brain to the other areas ...

Now, she has some fascinating new material to work with thanks to her “Finding Your Roots” appearance. The 72-year-old sat down with the show's host, Henry Louis Gates Jr., for the Jan. 21 ...

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Finding Your Roots is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart ...

On Tuesday’s edition of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr., the theme was Italian heritage week as both The View star Joy Behar and The Sopranos alum Michael Imperioli journeyed back ...

BECAUSE of the interest in the recent publication on peripheral entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremity, 1 it was decided to review these conditions in the lower extremity. An entrapment ...

Nerve pain refers to painful sensations around the nerves. Various treatment options are available, including anticonvulsants, certain antidepressants, mild opioids, and some topical treatments ...

In PEOPLE's exclusive first look at the Jan. 14 episode of Finding My Roots, The View co-host, 82, learns that her grandfathers from both her paternal and maternal sides lived a stone's throw away ...