This week we are going to discuss not an injury but a specific test that is performed to diagnose an injury. That test? The nerve conduction velocity test or NCV/EMG. The nerve conduction velocity ...

This week we are going to discuss a diagnostic test which is often ordered to differentiate between diseases of the nerve and muscle, as well as the nerve itself and the myelin sheath of the nerve. A ...

Surgeons say a fluorescent agent could reduce nerve damage during complex procedures affecting speech and swallowing.

A popular nerve-testing device is raising concerns among some critics, who say that the potential for profiting from its use may be putting patients at risk. NC-stat, made by small medical device firm ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a game changer in surgery. UNMH researchers are testing a new drug that makes nerves glow. Dr. Ryan Orosco at UNM Hospital helped co-author the research into the drug.

The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to privosegtor for optic neuritis, a common symptom of multiple ...

The U.S. military conducted secret open-air tests of highly lethal nerve agents in Maryland at the Army's Edgewood Arsenal in the 1960s, one of a series of chemical and biological tests across the ...