Once described by a 16th-century anatomist as the "shameful member," the clitoris has historically been ignored in research ...

One in five people worldwide suffers from chronic inflammatory pain. Meanwhile, about two thirds of those affected find ...

The scientists reached this conclusion after mapping sensory nerves in 30 fetuses and 14 cadaveric male organs from donors ...

21 years after the complete structure of the clitoris was finally mapped, researchers have been able to reveal the full nerve ...

New research suggests pain is not a simple signal of injury but a process that unfolds across nerves, spinal cord, and brain. Scientists are now targeting earlier points in that pathway, before pain ...

A muscle that no longer answers to the brain might sound useless. MIT researchers are trying to turn that idea into medicine.

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus studying interactions between nerves and tumor microenvironments have found that commonly used drugs like botox may stop or slow the ...

Scientists at Scripps Research say they have identified a protein in sensory nerves that works as a key detector of itch—specifically the “mechanical” itch stimulus of crawling insects, wool fibers, ...

Discover the link between fascia and chronic pain. Learn how gentle myofascial release and tissue hydration offer lasting ...

Cancer doesn't grow in a vacuum - each tumor grows in a particular microenvironment within the body and spreads through a tangled web of vasculature and nerves. Scientists have come to understand that ...

Clinical trial findings showed Avance was noninferior to a collagen nerve cuff for returning sensory function in patients with nerve injuries in the hand. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

A new study demonstrates how neurons in nematode worms respond to odors and generate movement to augment understanding of neural circuits.