Multimodal therapy approaches (i.e., combinations of interventions aimed at different aspects of a disease) are emerging as potential ways to enhance clinical outcomes for patients with psychiatric ...

While we’ve evolved to be able to respond well to immediate threats, our stress-response system is less able deal with the ...

Medical experts emphasise that the nervous system often reveals early and sometimes subtle warning signs long before a full neurological disorder is diagnosed. Recognising these signals can be ...

A sudden sensation of numbness? The nagging headache that just won’t quit? That weird weakness in your leg? They’re all symptoms of neurological disorders — a family of conditions that affects more ...

Eye twitching, medically termed myokymia, is a frequent condition experienced by many people. While it is usually harmless, caused by stress, fatigue, lack of sleep, or excessive caffeine, persistent ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The central nervous system (CNS) critically depends on the integrity of oligodendrocytes, specialised glial cells responsible for the formation and maintenance of myelin sheaths. Myelin not only ...

Understanding the differences and similarities between neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases can be important when offering or accessing healthcare. It is also important for scientific ...

HOUSTON. Amgen, the largest biotechnology company in the world, is funding research focusing on disorders that destroy parts of the nervous system. These include Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's ...

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a sophisticated, autonomous network of neurons and glia embedded within the gastrointestinal tract, critical for regulating motility, secretion, and blood flow. The ...