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There’s a mysterious nerve in the human body that takes the most inefficient route imaginable—and scientists can’t explain why

The human body is full of elegant designs that seem almost too perfect to be real. But once in a while, nature throws in a curveball. Deep in the human anatomy lies a peculiar nerve that has baffled ...
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Feinstein Institutes Awarded $6.7M From NIH to Create First Human Vagus Nerve Anatomical Map

The funding will support Feinstein Institutes scientists to pioneer a landmark map of the vagus nerve and its connections to the brain and peripheral organs MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Like ...
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Study maps how stress-triggered nerves can spark eczema flare-ups

A new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has traced how the sympathetic nervous system, the same network that drives the body’s fight or flight response, can directly ...