The recurrent laryngeal nerve takes a needlessly long detour from the brain to the voice box, looping all the way down into the chest before returning upward. This inefficient pathway makes it one of ...

In diabetes, much attention goes to sugar control, insulin levels, and the threat of nerve damage. But a new study reveals something often overlooked—how the breakdown of nerve function in diabetes ...

An NIH-supported initiative seeks to unravel how the nervous system tracks and regulates the body’s internal organs. How does your brain recognize when it’s time to take a breath, when your blood ...