Researchers have created a digital topographical map of the cardiac sympathetic neural network, the region that controls the body's heart rate and its 'fight-or-flight' response. They hope this map ...

However, a new study has identified a surprising “brake.” Investigating melanoma in mouse models, the team discovered that sympathetic nerves, the same ones responsible for the “fight-or-flight” ...

For years, researchers have known that the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) result from damage to a specific region of the brain. A new study shows that the disease also causes widespread damage ...

Nerve fibers within melanomas can slow their growth, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The ...

In biology, the nervous system is a highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body. The nervous ...

You might have heard people talking about their nervous system being “overloaded” or “dysregulated” when they’re going through periods of heightened stress. Or perhaps you’ve been offered ways to ...

Can nerves fight skin cancer? New research shows sympathetic nerves reprogram immune cells to slow melanoma tumor growth.