Vocal fold (or vocal cord) paralysis occurs when your vocal folds, the two bands of tissue in your larynx (voice box), stop moving. Usually, this occurs because one or both of the nerves that go to ...

Kelly Thomas inches across the soft grass, using a walker to navigate her way. Each step is exhilarating and exhausting. She pauses amid the 90-degree Florida heat and smiles. "It only takes a little ...

Case Western Reserve University and The MetroHealth System and are working together to develop an open-source network that will allow researchers around the country access to groundbreaking technology ...

Facial paralysis occurs when a nerve that controls your facial movements becomes damaged. As a result, a portion of your face may feel weak, or you may be unable to move it. Some types of facial ...

Paralysis is one of the most devastating medical conditions, stripping individuals of mobility and independence in an instant. Spinal cord injuries, in particular, pose significant challenges because ...

The number of facial paralysis patients, whose one side of the face suddenly becomes distorted, reaches 100,000 annually.

Researchers use a DNA designer drug to restore key protein levels in motor neurons, delaying paralysis in a mouse model of ALS. In virtually all persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in ...

Facial nerve paralysis describes weakness in the muscles on one or both sides of your face that causes an inability to smile, blink, or control other facial movements. It happens when the facial nerve ...

At the New York Academy of Medicine last week Dr. Sidney David Kramer of Brooklyn, where infantile paralysis often prevails, stated that he had developed a vaccine which prevented infantile paralysis ...

Many adults have worries when it comes to their sleep. The focus ranges from sleep hygiene to wanting to fall asleep faster and even coping with sleep apnea. For others, the prospect of bedtime comes ...