Miss Payel Bhattacharya, was diagnosed with a rare disease von Hippel-Lindau or VHL. It is a genetic form of cancer. VHL patients battle a series of tumors throughout their life. VHL may occur in up ...

A complex system of nerves and muscles enables the human eye to blink, gaze, and shift focus. The trochlear nerve is one of six cranial nerves that carry electrical impulses from the brain to the eye.

Any medical student who has taken neuroanatomy knows that memorizing the cranial nerves, their functions, and the corresponding diagnostic tests is no easy feat. The Cranial Nerves app provides a ...

The vagus nerve is one of 12 cranial nerves in the body. It’s responsible for various bodily functions, including digestion, heart rate, and breathing. There are 12 cranial nerves in the body. They ...

Come summer, we will once again marvel at the amazing athletic skills of Olympic athletes while in fact, the simple act of walking is no less remarkable. Just to prevent us from toppling over, the ...

The control and coordination in human beings take place through nervous system and hormonal system which is called endocrine system. The five sense organs in our body, eyes, ears, nose, tongue and ...

The Cranial Nerves song covers the 12 pairs of cranial nerves and their functions and is used by medical students the world over to help them learn the cranial nerves. Students use the lyric sheet and ...

A population-based, observational, retrospective cohort study found that there was an association between migraines and ocular motor cranial nerve palsy. A study published in Scientific Reports found ...

Nerves are a collection of neurons, which are the individual nerve cells. Nerves can be damaged by diabetes – known as neuropathy. A neuron has a soma (the cell body) which includes the cell nucleus, ...