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Nerve signals can race through your body faster than 250 miles per hour

The fastest electrical signals in the human body can travel at up to 120 meters per second, roughly 268 miles per hour, along ...
News Medical

Stretchable conductive hydrogel could help repair damaged peripheral nerves

Injuries to peripheral nerves –– tissues that transmit bioelectrical signals from the brain to the rest of the body ­­–– often result in chronic pain, neurologic disorders, paralysis or disability.

Data Published in Interventional Pain Medicine Indicates Participants Who Received SPRINT PNS as Prescribed Were Three Times More Likely to Achieve Meaningful Pain Relief

SPR ® announced the publication of “Observations from the RESET Clinical Trial: A Post-Hoc Per Protocol Analysis of Clinical Outcomes with Percutaneous 60-Day Medial Branch PNS in Chronic Low Back ...
Medical Xpress

Researchers develop bioresorbable, implantable device to block pain signals from peripheral nerves

Due to their high efficacy, opioids are used widely for the management of neuropathic pain, despite the increasing rates of opioid addiction and deaths due to overdose. To avoid these side effects, ...

That tingling, burning pain could be more than just nerve trouble, warns neurologist

Persistent tingling and burning sensations are often ignored as fatigue. However, these symptoms can signal underlying ...
Medscape

IV Dexamethasone Ranks Best Against Post-Block Rebound Pain

A new analysis ranks intravenous administration of dexamethasone as the most effective approach to prevent rebound pain after ...
BioTechniques

Steadying your nerves: innovation for repairing peripheral nerve injuries

Hydrogel scaffolds can be used to guide mesenchymal stem cells derived from gingival tissue to develop into pro-regenerative cells, repairing peripheral nerve injury with the same effectiveness as an ...
Healthline

Which Nerve Is Mostly Affected in Diabetic Neuropathy?

The peripheral nerve is often the most affected in diabetic neuropathy. Also known as peripheral neuropathy, it refers to any nerve damage outside of the brain and spinal cord. It typically affects ...
The Boston Globe

Device that uses biodegradable polymers to repair peripheral nerves gets FDA clearance

This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. A sutureless device for peripheral nerve ...