What do chronic migraines, back pain, and irritable bowel syndrome have in common? These seemingly unrelated conditions share a common underlying problem—sensitization of the nervous system. When I ...

Chronic migraines, back pain, and irritable bowel syndrome are types of central sensitization syndromes (CSS). CSS affects upwards of 30 million adults in the United States. They are a common reason ...

Irritable bowel syndrome makes life miserable for those affected, an estimated ten percent or more of the population. What further irritates many sufferers is that they often are labeled as ...

Melissa Angle had chronic back pain that made it hard to work, care for her kids, and pay bills. Finding the right treatment and actual cause helped her get her life back on track. This adapted ...

Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

In order for your body to work properly, your nervous system needs to be working properly. Your nervous system is responsible for helping your brain communicate with your body and helping your body ...

Your sympathetic nervous system is one of the branches of your autonomic nervous system. It controls functions under unconscious control related to “fight or flight.” Your nervous system plays a ...

Until I saw pieces of giant squid in a fish market in Chile, I somehow hadn't appreciated that giant squids were really giant. Ralph Greenspan's An Introduction to Nervous Systems will similarly ...

KAIST has unveiled a neuromorphic semiconductor-based artificial sensory nervous system that lets robots ignore safe, familiar stimuli and react quickly to dangerous ones, much like living organisms.