Pharyngeal pressures in 11 preterm infants, receiving binasal Hudson prong continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) pressurised by bubbling bottles, were measured. The mean (95% confidence interval) ...

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center has become the first medical center in New Jersey, and northeast ...

Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must ...

Involuntary muscles, on the other hand, are not under conscious control. They contract and relax automatically and receive signals from the autonomic nervous system, which regulates your internal ...

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Fellows will become independent members of several inter-professional teams through practice in voice and laryngology clinics, in-office laryngology procedures, botulinum toxin injection clinics, ...

The tongue is also needed for transporting the food bolus back toward the pharynx (back of the throat), where it can be further channeled into the esophagus by other similarly important muscles. After ...

Nerve pain refers to painful sensations around the nerves. Various treatment options are available, including anticonvulsants, certain antidepressants, mild opioids, and some topical treatments ...

The vagus nerve, the longest nerve in the body, originates in the brainstem and extends down into the abdomen. It monitors and receives information about the functioning of the heart, lungs ...