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Historically, optic nerve involvement has been excluded from MS diagnostic criteria, but its inclusion in the new iteration ...
Novo Nordisk’s drugs are being linked to an eye condition that can cause vision loss, while health tech companies made CNBC’s ...
When it comes to brain health, the vagus nerve might not always be top of mind. But this mighty nerve serves an important function: It sends information between your brain and other vital organs ...
A specific group of nerve cells in the brain stem appears to control how semaglutide affects appetite and weight -- without causing nausea. A specific group of nerve cells in the brain stem ...
The optic nerve sends messages from the eyes to the brain. When light enters the eye, it hits the retina, which contains rods and cones. These are photoreceptors that translate signals from light ...
The European Medicines Agency's safety committee has concluded that a potentially dangerous eye condition is a very rare side effect of Novo Nordisk's popular treatments Ozempic and Wegovy, it said on ...
The vagus nerve is essential to many bodily processes, including digestion and a steady heart rate. Stimulating it could help prevent or stop chronic inflammation, which is linked to disease.
It is believed that there are four main factors, which determine iris colour: the pigment granules within the posterior pigment epithelium, the concentration of pigment within the iris stromal ...
Can a small and unassuming bundle of fibres really be the key to better health and a longer life? By Henry Marsh I often saw the vagus nerve when operating, at the base of the brain or in the neck – a ...
A San Antonio woman died days after an incident involving a toppled fiber optic line sent her to the hospital with serious injuries. Glenda Huff Roth, 64, died Thursday, almost two weeks after she ...
I'm John Lawrence reporting. A new fiber optic cable is now in place between Philadelphia and New York to improve air traffic control telecommunications at the facility that handles flights in and ...