nerve

People exposed to electromagnetic fields at double the risk of developing ALS

Researchers have warned that people who are exposed to very low frequency electromagnetic fields at workplace are at double the risk of developing ALS.

Mar 30, 2017, 23:29 PM IST

3-D printed guide helps regrow nerve after injury

 Nerve damage is often permanent, but a team of US researchers has developed a first-of-its-kind, 3D-printed guide that helps regrow both the sensory and motor functions of complex nerves after injury.

Sep 19, 2015, 15:57 PM IST

Ulnar nerve damage behind original papal blessing gesture

 The familiar papal blessing hand gesture used by popes through the centuries may have originated due to an injury to St. Peter's (the first pope) ulnar nerve, not the median nerve as commonly thought, new research has found.

Sep 18, 2015, 19:09 PM IST