Here, we explored whether NGF could also interfere with apoptosis downstream of MOMP, that is, post-caspase activation, using the NGF-responsive cell line PC12. We show for the first time that NGF can ...

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy could be used as a feedback mechanism to prevent iatrogenic nerve damage during oral and maxillofacial laser surgery, according to a study in the Journal of ...

Using these observations as a starting point, many orthopaedic surgeons have attempted to refine the nerve grafting procedure and improve long-term results. Over a span of 10 years, 130 median, ulnar, ...

Bridgette Ruiz v. The State of New York and SUNY Downstate Medical Center University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital, On June 10, 2013, claimant Bridgette Ruiz, 64, a retiree, ...

Your greater occipital nerve is responsible for most of the feeling in the back and top of your head. Irritation or inflammation of this nerve can cause headaches. People with occipital nerve ...

Injuries of this sort were inversely related to operator experience, with the implication that a preventive approach might inhibit training of new surgeons. Although potential nerve injury following ...

A pinched nerve can be very painful—no matter where it’s located in your body. If you experience one in your back, it can travel to other parts of the body and cause sharp pain, tingling, numbness, or ...

Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that can gradually cause vision loss, which is currently irreversible. But in a new cell culture study scientists found that removing a membrane at the back of the ...

The vagus nerve is an integral part of your autonomic nervous system. This part of your nervous system controls the things your body does without your conscious input, such as breathing, digesting ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Professional voice users ranging from opera singers and rabbi cantors to Motown recording artists and a television meteorologist experienced positive outcomes after ...