Two experimental drug molecules promoted myelin repair in MS disease models, pointing toward a possible future route for ...

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a condition in which diabetes mellitus damages nerves in the body, leading to chronic pain, affects roughly 37 million people in the United States and 460 million ...

Your hands and feet contain thousands of delicate nerve fibers that carry crucial messages between your brain and the rest of your body. When these nerves become damaged, they often send warning ...

Scientists are testing a drug that may offer hope for reversing nerve damage in MS. MANICO/Getty Images When immune cells attack the myelin sheath, this causes inflammation and interrupts the passage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your nervous system is a key force behind so many important bodily functions. But when your peripheral nerves—those found outside ...

The diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) can control inflammation that causes nerve damage and abnormal pain responses, according to a paper published in the Aug. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia ...

Ulnar nerve entrapment causes numbness or tingling in the hand and fingers. Treatment may include lifestyle changes, such as avoiding activities that put pressure on the elbow or wrist. Repetitive ...

Hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (hATTR) is a type of amyloidosis, which is a group of diseases where abnormal proteins (amyloids) build up and damage areas of the body. When the amyloids ...

A randomized trial conducted by the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology with support from the National Cancer Institute has found that duloxetine, a medication commonly used to treat chronic pain ...