Nervous System: News and Research on Cervical Plexus

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Where do side stitches come from?

Imagine you're running with your friends in a park. You're in good shape, smiling and feeling strong. But suddenly you feel a sharp pain in your right side, just below the ribs. You find it hard to breathe, you slow down, ...

Engineers design a soft, implantable ventilator

For many of us, the act of breathing comes naturally. Behind the scenes, our diaphragm—the dome-shaped muscle that lies just beneath the ribcage—works like a slow and steady trampoline, pushing down to create a vacuum for ...

Common A-fib treatment may be riskier for women

While a common non-drug treatment called ablation exists for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (a-fib), the procedure can be more problematic for women than for men.