Penile nerve damage can cause erectile dysfunction. This may occur from medical conditions, such as diabetes, injuries, such as spinal cord injury, or pelvic surgery. Nerve damage is not the most ...

Feeling from your knee down is relayed to your brain by the tibial nerve. This nerve is also responsible for sending messages from your brain down to your lower leg. The tibial nerve stems from your ...

Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is a therapeutic procedure that could be used to help women with sexual dysfunction. However, the benefits of this method in this indication should still be reviewed in ...

The ulnar nerve is a major nerve that runs down through your arm and into your hand. It affects functions like squeezing and grasping things. Injuries to the ulnar nerve can be painful and limiting.

In a recent study posted to Preprints with The Lancet* server, a team of researchers performed an extensive database search to identify studies providing consistent data on structural and functional ...

Have you ever noticed how anxiety feels entirely physical? Your heart races, your chest tightens, and your mind spins at a ...

—Distal sensory polyneuropathy (DSP) remains a problem in well-controlled patients with HIV, with a new study suggesting that inflammation and blood vessel issues might be involved. Distal sensory ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, 23-26 April) suggests that many of the symptoms connected to ...

Alcohol can reduce your ability to achieve an erection because it affects your hormone levels, nervous system, and blood circulation. Long term, heavy alcohol consumption can cause lasting damage to ...

Various nerves control bladder and bowel function, including the spinal cord, cauda equina, pudendal nerves, and the enteric nervous system, a nerve network in the walls of the digestive tract. These ...