The human body’s nervous system is complex. Consisting of the brain, spinal cord and sensory organs, the nervous system acts as the communicator of the body, receiving information, deciding what ...

Researcher advances understanding of how the nervous system controls organs by Laurie Fickman, University of Houston Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain ...

Evidence for a direct effect of the autonomic nervous system on intestinal epithelial stem cell proliferation. Physiological Reports, 2018; 6 (12): e13745 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13745 ...

April 21, 2016 Scientists at the University of Louisville have discovered that a protein previously known for its role in kidney function also plays a significant role in the nervous system. In an ...

In a low-risk group of babies born full-term, the autonomic nervous system and cortical systems appear to function well regardless of whether infants were exposed to labor prior to birth." Sarah B ...