Professor Yimin Zou and colleagues have published surprising results that reveal that RYK expression inhibits wound healing, ...

Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the course of their lives, varying in intensity, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has come out with its first-ever global guidelines for meningitis diagnosis, treatment ...

Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote parts of the northern r ...

Female hormones can suppress pain by making immune cells near the spinal cord produce opioids, a new study has found. This stops pain signals before they get to the brain. The discovery could help ...

Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat a meningitis outbreak in the northern part of the country, the government said on Friday.

Scientists have discovered that female hormones like estrogen and progesterone can trigger immune cells near the spinal cord to release natural opioids, easing pain before it reaches the brain.

He explained that Cerebrospinal Meningitis is a life-threatening infection of the brain and spinal cord caused by Neisseria meningitidis bacteria. “It spreads through coughing, sneezing ...

These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot respond to signals from the nerves, they atrophy — weaken and shrink — from inactivity. One in every 6,000 babies is born with ...

A 17-year-old is in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Nicosia general hospital after being diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, a brain and spinal cord membrane infection.

a disease which happens due to inflammation of the protective membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It can also cause nausea as well as make you sensitive to light. The major ...