Discover the 5 leading causes of vision loss and the proven prevention strategies doctors recommend to maintain healthy eyes throughout your lifetime.

The median nerve is one of many peripheral nerves that extend throughout the body. This nerve in particular provides important control of the hand, wrist, and forearm and is commonly associated ...

Routine evaluation for glaucoma should be performed via measurement of IOP, visual field analysis and optic nerve fiber layer assessment on OCT. Specular microscopy is an additional important ...

Facial nerve paralysis describes weakness in the muscles on one or both sides of your face that causes an inability to smile, blink, or control other facial movements. It happens when the facial nerve ...

Ulnar nerve entrapment happens when there’s pressure on the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve travels from the shoulder to the pinky finger. It can cause symptoms like muscle weakness and numbness.

Schwannomas and neurofibrosarcomas are nerve sheath tumors, which means they involve the coating around nerves. A nerve consists of a bundle of nerve fibers. Nerves transmit messages between the ...

Original Medicare Part A covers radiation therapy received as an inpatient in the hospital, Part B covers radiation therapy received as an outpatient in a clinic, and Part D may cover oral ...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. convenes sectoral meetings at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Tuesday (Feb. 25, 2025). During the meetings, Marcos discussed with concerned agencies plans to improve ...

Most cochlear nerves carry information from the cochlea to the brain, but about 5% send signals in the opposite direction: from the brain to the cochlea. The exact role of those fibers has been a ...

The exact role of those fibers has been a mystery, because researchers have struggled to measure cochlear activity in humans or animals while they are awake. To change that, researchers from the ...