When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...

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

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

Peripheral nerve impairments in older adults were tied to a higher risk of subsequent dementia, a study of longitudinal data showed. Combined sensory and motor impairments in the lower leg doubled the ...

Peripheral neuropathy symptoms often begin with pain or tingling in the hands and feet. Peripheral neuropathy is not common in children. Early diagnosis gives a better chance of reversing nerve damage ...

RA can hurt your peripheral nerves, which are part of the peripheral nervous system. That’s the communication system that helps your central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) send and receive ...