Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

Aug. 5, 2005 — Autoimmunity against autonomic nerves is associated with development of cardiac and peripheral autonomic neuropathy in people with type 1 diabetes, according to the results of a ...

It is known that blood vessels are innervated and conversely nerves are nourished by blood vessels; therefore neuropathy, especially autonomic neuropathy, is often associated with cardiovascular ...

The autonomic nervous system is known as the control center for involuntary bodily processes such as the beating of our hearts and our breathing. The fact that this part of the nervous system also has ...

The body's "electrical system" is a very important one that is sometimes overlooked. Dr. Nicholas DePace, cardiologist with Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, recently teamed up with three ...

Nerve damage, also known as neuropathy, can have many causes. In some cases, neuropathy is an inherited condition. Hereditary neuropathies include a group of inherited conditions that affect the ...

Solange Knowles, 31, will not be joining Afro Punk on New Year’s in South Africa, she revealed in a lengthy and emotional Instagram post on December 27. The singer and director revealed she’s quietly ...

Two research teams have identified the genetic mutation that causes familial dysautonomia, a rare but devastating disease. Killing half of its victims by age 30, this inherited condition disrupts the ...