Fake or polite smiles, on the other hand, usually involve only the mouth muscles. The eyes remain wide or indifferent, and ...

These fibers combine in the pons and exit the skull via the internal acoustic meatus in the temporal bone. The glossopharyngeal nerve possesses both motor and sensory functions. The sensory ...

Paula Ritchie wasn’t dying, but under Canada’s new rules, she qualified for a medically assisted death. Was that kindness or ...

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects the temporal bone of the skull to the ... is a chronic condition that affects the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is one of 12 nerves that connect ...

Operations include optic nerve sheath fenestration (ONSF), CSF diversion ... The stenosis causes altered hemodynamics and turbulence that reverberates through the temporal bone to auditory ...

The vagus nerve is the primary nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system, which initiates the body’s “rest and digest” ...

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) may be a safe pain-relieving treatment for people with knee osteoarthritis.

In a new clinical study, researchers from the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) at The University of Texas at Dallas demonstrated unprecedented rates of recovery for spinal cord injuries.

“If you were to look inside your skull it’s like mini-mountains along your temporal bones and your frontal bones. So the brain is being thrust forward at a fairly good speed and it’s getting ...

The only other bone in your head is the hyoid, which is located in the neck. The skull connects to your spine through a large hole at the base called the foramen magnum. Though we call it a single ...

In a new clinical study, researchers from the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) at The University of Texas at Dallas ...

Axon guidance cues direct nerves in the heart during development, disease and regeneration. These cues determine cardiac innervation patterning by regulating the balance between chemo-attraction and ...