A pinched nerve occurs when there is pressure or force on an area of a nerve, causing it to send pain signals to the brain. Most cases are mild, and a person can often treat them at home. In this ...

1State Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School and Hospital of ...

A lymph node biopsy is when a doctor checks and removes a small piece of tissue or sample of cells from one of your lymph nodes. The doctor sends this to the laboratory and a specialist doctor called ...

A sore throat is a common symptom of many conditions. However, some causes, such as swollen lymph nodes and direct injury, may only affect one side of the throat. There are many possible reasons ...

Axiom Space says it is planning to launch a pair of Orbital Data Center (ODC) nodes to low Earth orbit by the end of 2025. The company, which also has plans for a commercial space station and uses ...

"Our vagus nerve is our 10th cranial nerve, and it comes at the back of our brain stem, which is our medulla oblongata," Dr. Allyson Coffin said. "It comes in the back of our brainstem, and then it ...

A lump behind the ear can have many possible causes. The most common include swollen lymph nodes caused by an uncomplicated infection. These lumps are typically harmless and relatively easy to treat.

In rare cases, skin lymphomas can travel to the lymph nodes causing a painless lump around the neck, armpit, or groin area. If these symptoms are accompanied by unexplained weight loss, drenching ...

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a diagnostic staging procedure that is applied in a variety of tumor types, including early-stage oral cancer. On account of its less invasive nature compared to ...

A multicenter study led from Finland has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery.