Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute for Physiology, working in collaboration with Johns Hopkins ...

"First given as a series of Herter lectures at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, in October, 1955. The lectures were revised and expanded for this publication" Contents The nerve cell and its ...

Researchers at Leipzig University’s Carl Ludwig Institute for Physiology, working in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, have achieved an important breakthrough in brain research. The ...

The sural nerve, positioned beneath the skin’s surface in the back of your lower leg, plays a critical role in your body’s sensory network. As a component of the peripheral nervous system, this nerve ...

Maintaining the heart’s connection to the vagus nerve may be a key defense against cardiac aging. Researchers showed that ...

Scott Sheffield has been teaching anatomy at the university level for over 21 years. He has passionately and carefully produced the site "Get Body Smart - Human Anatomy and Physiology". This site ...

Researchers describe how a gene called NANOG can improve the regrowth of damaged nerves after traumatic nerve injuries, like those sustained in motor vehicle accidents or gunshot wounds. The key to ...