Many women treated for breast cancer using taxanes, a type of cytostatic drug, often experience side effects in the nervous system. Researchers have developed a tool that can predict the risk level ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your nervous system is a key force behind so many important bodily functions. But when your peripheral nerves—those found outside ...

Treatment-induced neuropathy of diabetes (TIND) is a rare but potentially painful complication of diabetes caused by high blood sugar and nerve damage. Treatment-induced neuropathy of diabetes (TIND) ...

A comprehensive review of clinical trials finds little convincing evidence that cannabis-based medicines provide real relief for chronic nerve pain.

Analyzing molecular changes in two types of peripheral nerves that are affected in diabetic peripheral neuropathy – the sural, which carry sensory signals, and the tibial, which carry both sensory and ...

Cancer treatments often cause nerve damage that can lead to long-lasting symptoms. Medication has proven ineffective in these cases. A sports scientist at the University of Basel, together with an ...

An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people's diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes. This, in turn, has led to an increase in peripheral neuropathy—nerve damage, ...

A new nano-sized drug carrier that finds bone tumors and releases treatment exactly where it's needed is here to improve the ...

Peroneal nerve pain may occur from damage to the peroneal nerve in the leg. People can experience tingling, numbness, weakness, or a change in how they walk. The peroneal nerve, or the common fibular ...

Sciatic neuropathy refers to nerve damage to the sciatic nerve. It can cause pain, weakness, and numbness. Damage to the sciatic nerve may occur from injury or trauma, compression of the sciatic nerve ...