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It is the duty of the vagus nerve to orchestrate bodily responses to keep you safe or warn you about danger before you even have a chance to think about it. Without your awareness, the brain scans ...

While the rest of the nerves emerge from the spinal cord, the cranial nerves come directly from your brain. Most start at the brainstem ... Nerve signals that help the parotid gland produce saliva ...

Putting pressure on the optic nerve may cause blindness, so it is crucial for eye doctors to detect pituitary tumors before they cause damage to vision. The pituitary gland is about the size of a bean ...

Scientists at Scripps Research unveil the effects of microgravity on brain cells. Microgravity is known to affect muscles, ...

Brain abnormalities and certain genetic conditions can affect the development of the pituitary gland, which may impact the production of growth hormone in a fetus, she says. According to Waikar ...