Focused ultrasound (FUS) provides non-invasive, targeted therapy for a wide range of clinical applications. Recently, FUS has proved effective at stimulating or inhibiting neuronal activity in both ...

Introduction: Peripheral neuroprostheses are aimed to restore loss of sensory and motor functions by interfacing axons in the peripheral nerves. Most common interfaces in neuroprostheses are ...

Damage to the body's peripheral nerves can cause pain and movement disorders. Researchers have recently investigated how damaged nerves can regenerate better. They found that fat tissue strongly ...

Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) represents a common challenge in clinical practice. In contrast to the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS) in mature mammals possesses a ...

Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae that predominantly affects the skin and peripheral nerves (Britton & Lockwood 2004, Lasry-Levy et al. 2011). Leprosy is the ...

A highly flexible and NIR-responsive conducting polymer hydrogel could repair serious injuries to peripheral nerves. (Courtesy: ACS Nano 10.1021/acsnano.0c05197 ©2020 American Chemical Society) ...

Each year in the United States there are more than 3 million cases of peripheral neuropathy, wherein nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord are damaged and cause pain and loss of feeling in the ...

Adding to a growing body of evidence that, for many, problems related to COVID-19 linger longer than the initial infection, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have ...