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NEWS ABOUT: nerves

nerves stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - A novel plastic-surgery procedure on the forehead could cure migraines entirely, Time reports. The surgery removes certain muscles—or “migraine triggers”—around the trigeminal nerve branches, which some think are the source of the painful headaches; it also smoothes wrinkles. In a recent study, more than half of... More »

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plastic surgery • migraines • headaches • nerves • placebo • migraine triggers • medical study

Too Much Talking Can Lead to 'Cell Phone Elbow'

Stretched nerve threatens long chatters

Jun 2, 09 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Experts are warning of a yet another threat from your phone: cell phone elbow. When you hold the phone to your ear, you stretch the nerve that controls the ring and pinky fingers; bending your arm too tightly for too long "chokes the blood supply to the nerves,"... More »

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health • cell phones • public health • health advisories • nerves

 Skinny Jeans: Health Hazard 


May 22, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Skinny jeans might be crushing nerves in the very thighs they’re supposed to flatter, MSNBC reports. Experts say they’ve seen a spat of young women suffering from meralgia paresthetica, or “tingling thigh syndrome,” caused by wearing ridiculously tight jeans. It occurs whenever constant pressure is applied... More »

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pinched nerve • jeans • nerves • Jay-ZTV • skinny jeans • meralgia paresthetica • tingling thigh syndrome

Pork Workers Contract New Nerve Disease

Weakness, fatigue, numbness linked to pig-brain removal

Apr 17, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pork-plant workers in three states have contracted an unheard-of neurological disorder linked to removing pigs’ brains, Reuters reports. Some 24 people—most from Minnesota—are experiencing symptoms including inflamed spinal cords, weakness, fatigue, and numbness and tingling in the limbs. “As far as we are aware it is a... More »

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health • meat • neurological disorder • nerves • pork

'Rewired' Nerves Restore Ability to Walk

Promising research on mice raises hopes for human breakthrough

Jan 7, 08 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have figured out how mice that lose the ability to walk after a spinal-cord injury can regain it, a finding that could someday help human patients, Scientific American reports. When the long nerves that run from the brain to the base of the spine were severed, shorter nerves in... More »

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medical breakthrough • science • spine • paralyze • nerves • paralysis • spinal cord • nerve damage

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