It's the body's superhighway that carries information from your brain to your major organs. You might not have a clue it exists - let alone that you might need to train it. But a quick scroll through ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. Billions of nerve cells send signals coursing through our bodies, serving as conduits ...

The concern with the cervical herniated disk and the popular whiplash injury as a source of pain in the upper extremity may exclude consideration of a more distal origin of such pain. It is the ...

A fracture of the normal humerus in a healthy young adult most commonly results from significant direct trauma. Throwing sports have become increasingly popular outside of North America and bring with ...

Given the tempestuous nature of the current economic climate, consumers are more concerned than ever before about not only who makes the products they are purchasing, but where said entity is actually ...

The median nerve is one of many peripheral nerves that extend throughout the body. This nerve in particular provides important control of the hand, wrist, and forearm and is commonly associated with ...

Tiny pulses of electricity may provide the next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. The pulses would be delivered via implanted devices that stimulate the vagus nerve, and they ...

For six months, Detroit Tigers reliever Brendan White didn't know what was causing pain in his right elbow. The lingering injury, specifically the uncertainty of its diagnosis, became an ...