Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

Graphesthesia, also called graphagnosia, is the ability to recognize symbols when they’re traced on the skin. “Graph” means writing and “esthesia” means sensing. This ability is a measure of cortical ...

• Investigations of anorectal structure, function and sensation are indicated for the assessment of patients with symptoms suggestive of an evacuation disorder and/or faecal incontinence that are ...

Stem cells derived from a patient's own fat offer a step toward improving—not just stabilizing—motor and sensory function of people with spinal cord injuries, according to early research from Mayo ...

trigeminal nerve Researchers evaluated sensory function in the trigeminocervical region in patients with cluster headache, migraine headache, and tension-type headache. Patients with cluster headache ...

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing? By Kristen V. Brown As Kimberly Crisp approached middle age, ...

Memory problems have long been considered the primary hallmark of dementia, but a team of researchers is now challenging this view. They argue that changes in sensory perception – from vision to ...

Researchers have discovered that an FDA-approved drug acts on support cells in the central nervous system to encourage sensory neurons to regrow after injury. A spinal cord injury damages the lines of ...

Animals, including humans, rely on multiple senses to navigate their environments and make decisions. This integration of ...