A group of Texas-based researchers has developed an effective way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that involves zapping the vagus nerve around the neck, using a device the size of a ...

Our brain is a complex organ. Billions of nerve cells are wired in an intricate network, constantly processing signals, enabling us to recall memories or to move our bodies.

How does obesity affect insulin production? Researchers at Tohoku University are shining light on new stages of the ERK ...

The neuronal relay system originating in hepatic ERK activation, consisting of afferent splanchnic nerves from the liver to the brain and efferent vagal nerves from the brain to the pancreas that ...

NAB has reassured nervous banking investors with a small increase in first-half profit that was boosted by better home and business lending, despite the unsettling global trade tensions. The lender’s ...

By the time of oesophageal biopsy or resection, there is almost total loss of ganglion cells with substantial destruction of myenteric nerves. The changes are accompanied by an inflammatory reaction ...

has been implicated in the pathogenesis of increased intrahepatic portal vascular resistance and abnormal mesenteric vasodilatation. AIMS To investigate NO activity in the liver and splanchnic ...