Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often debilitating autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). This disease causes the immune system to mistakenly attack the protective ...

Scientists have uncovered surprising complexity in a tiny sensory structure found in comb jellies, some of the oldest animals on Earth.

What's the science behind the much-hyped idea that you can "reset" your nervous system by stimulating the vagus nerve?

Decades of child bereavement research show auditory memory outlasts visual memory in early childhood loss, with lasting ...

Vagus nerve modulation is already used to treat conditions from epilepsy and depression to migraine and rheumatoid arthritis ...

A nervous breakdown is a period when stress makes it hard to do everyday tasks. The term "nervous breakdown" is outdated and not an official medical term. Anxiety, depression, and exhaustion are ...

There are many reasons to exercise. Being healthy and fit are the obvious goals, and there are other add-ons: These could be muscle and strength gain, injury reduction, weight loss, getting better at ...

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered a surprising repair system in the spinal cord that could open new doors for treating paralysis, stroke, and diseases like multiple sclerosis. They found that ...