No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch.

Your skin and its microbiome are always busy at work. Often described as an ecosystem found on the surface of the skin, the microbiome consists of nearly a thousand micro-organisms that can affect ...

The government’s desperation for short-term credit will see taxpayers pay up to Sh22 in interest for every Sh100 new loan contracted in the year ending June next year in one year alone. A new report ...

Novavax’s plans for growth outside of its COVID program have been thrown into chaos after the FDA put two of the biopharma's programs on hold in response to a case of nerve disease from a former ...

One 2023 study found that camphor helped lessen sensitivity to nerve pain in mice. However, it is less well-researched than menthol for its benefits for pain management in humans. This product ...

Archaeologists took scans of a young Incan girl's frozen mummified remains, which they found on the summit of a mountain in Peru, and shared them with a forensic artist who created a facial ...

The greater petrosal nerve branches off of the facial nerve in the skull. Along with a chain of other nerves, it innervates (provides nerve function to) the lacrimal gland, which produces tears. Also ...

On Oct. 11, the Kardashians star took Snapchat to share that she'd gotten facial fillers injected after the operation left a dent in her cheek. “As a result of the surgery, and the tumor my ...

And this pain message can rip along a nerve fiber at about 100 miles an hour, placing it among the fastest known pain signals. The discovery, presented October 8 at the annual meeting of the ...

In the silence just after the gas explosion, before the pain kicked in ... and third-degree burns over most of her body, and her face had become unrecognisable. Searching for a way to help ...

Scientists from UNSW Sydney have developed interactive software which could be used to help people who are experiencing neuropathic pain—also known as nerve pain—as a result of spinal cord ...

Doctors typically find damage to the seventh cranial nerve, better known as the facial nerve. Like the name suggests, your facial nerve controls your facial muscles. (It also plays a part in how ...