Chemotherapy has long forced patients to choose between fighting their cancer and living with nerve pain that can linger for ...

Your nervous system is a key force behind so many important bodily functions. But when your peripheral nerves—those found outside of the brain and spinal cord—are damaged, it can cause pain and ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that targeting a specific immune process ...

A hidden immune stress switch may be driving chemotherapy nerve pain and scientists have found a way to turn it off.

January 8, 2026 – National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the following: ...

Peripheral nerve injury reduces the ability of macrophages to clear dead or dying cells – a process known as efferocytosis – leading to chronic pain Restoring efferocytosis ability reduced neuropathic ...

Peripheral neuropathy, in its simplest definition, is damage to the peripheral nerves located outside the brain and spinal cord. It is a relatively common condition that is not isolated to any ...

Peripheral neuropathy is a term used to describe damage to the peripheral nervous system. Peripheral neuropathy causes messages sent from the brain to other parts of the body to be interrupted and ...

Thirty-three patients with liver cirrhosis were investigated clinically and electrophysiologically. Nerve-conduction abnormalities were present in 24 (73%) patients compared with 71% reported in a ...

Medical conditions sometimes lead to other problems. For example, peripheral neuropathy is caused by a number of factors, and it leads to uncomfortable feelings that diminish your quality of life. Dr.

I just finished reading a science fiction book called "Blindsight." The writing was a bit dense and cryptic at times, but I was intrigued by the central question it asks – in the context of ...