Clinical studies have shown that ultrasound guided femoral nerve blocks provide greater pain reduction than intravenous or intramuscular opioids. However, the technique requires a high level of ...

High-frequency electrical nerve stimulation (HFNS) is a technique that has gained attention for its potential to temporarily block nerve conduction, which can be useful in various medical ...

Feb. 13, 2025 — Who hasn't been there? The big meal is over, you're full, but the craving for sweets remains. Researchers have now discovered that what we call the 'dessert stomach' is rooted in ...

AN AWARD-WINNING university radio station will broadcast across Dorset to mark its 30th anniversary. Next week, Bournemouth University's Students’ Union station, Nerve Radio, will air live on ...

Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must ...

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of radiofrequency treatment of the genicular nerves in people with chronic knee ...

The next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis could be tiny pulses of electricity delivered to the vagus nerve. Tiny pulses of electricity may provide the next big advance in ...

Astronomers sifting through data from the Murchison Widefield Array, a radio telescope in Western Australia, found themselves ...

In this syndrome, the nerves controlling muscle movement and those that carry pain, temperature, and touch sensations are affected leading to muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the legs and/or ...

The vagus nerve, the longest nerve in the body, originates in the brainstem and extends down into the abdomen. It monitors and receives information about the functioning of the heart, lungs ...

For all the known benefits CBD offers, it’s unclear how well it can relieve nerve pain. Few studies have looked at CBD and nerve pain specifically. With neuropathy, CBD research is even more ...