At Chicago’s Billings Hospital, 97 men & women suffering from severe stomach and intestinal ulcers have submitted during the past three years to a revolutionary operation for their disorder. Its ...

Pancreatic cancer is fueled by connections to the nervous system. This is reported by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and ...

Depending on the degree of impairment, motor rehabilitation training led by a trained therapist is the most effective therapy for helping individuals regain lost skills. According to the CDC, someone ...

It's far from clear if cutting the vagus nerve really helps - initial pilot studies in a few dozen patients have just begun. Skeptics abound, and even proponents say it wouldn't lead to nearly as much ...

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