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Gentle electroacupuncture effectively promotes nerve repair in facial paralysis

Peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) affects around 38 out of every 100,000 people in China, leaving 2% to 29% of patients with lasting issues such as facial twisting, eye dryness, and muscle synkinesis.

20 Jul 2026

New AI framework maps systemic obesity damage at cellular resolution

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich, the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU) and collaborating institutions have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) framework that maps disease-related changes throughout the entire mouse body at cellular resolution.

20 May 2026

CAR-PRISM trial reports promising results in high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma

Results of the single-center, phase 2 CAR-PRISM (PRecision Intervention Smoldering Myeloma) clinical trial, the first to investigate Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, showed that all 20 patients were negative for minimal residual disease (MRD) within two months of treatment and remained MRD-negative after a median of 15.3 months of follow-up, and none experienced high-grade side effects, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2026, held April 17-22, in San Diego, Calif.

21 Apr 2026

Single CAR T infusion shows strong response in smoldering multiple myeloma patients

A single infusion of ciltacabtagene autoleucel (Carvykti) led to a 100% minimal residual disease (MRD)-negativity rate in patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, according to results from CAR-PRISM, a phase II clinical trial, presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026, held April 17-22.

20 Apr 2026

Botox injections improve facial symmetry after nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy

For patients undergoing nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy, Botox injections can improve facial symmetry by reducing overactivity of the muscles on the unaffected side, suggests a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

4 Mar 2025

New imaging technology enhances detection of tumor remnants

The imaging techniques currently used in biological research cannot penetrate into deeper tissue layers.

30 Aug 2024

CDC study reveals significantly higher Lyme disease rates among older adults than previously reported

The CDC and University of Iowa conducted an epidemiological study using Medicare data, revealing a seven-fold higher incidence of Lyme disease diagnoses among U.S. adults aged 65+ compared to public health surveillance data, particularly in high-incidence states.

15 Aug 2024

Exploring developmental pathways and disease interactions in nervous and stomatognathic systems

Scientists discuss the intricate relationship between the nervous and stomatognathic systems.

21 Aug 2023

Exploring the safety of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in the elderly

Researchers evaluate the risks of possible adverse events following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in the elderly.

7 Aug 2023

Are nasal-spray vaccines the solution to respiratory infectious diseases?

A recent study published in the journal Trends in Molecular Medicine reviewed the current efforts in developing nasal vaccines, delivery systems, and clinical applications for preventing respiratory illnesses.

28 Nov 2022

Children with Bell's palsy recover without medication within six months

Most children with a condition that causes a temporary weakness or paralysis of the muscles in the face recover without medication within six months, according to a new study.

9 Sep 2022

A special surgical microscope to illuminate blood, bacterial biofilms, cartilage, and soft tissue

Inflammation of the middle ear is often triggered a cholesteatoma, an aggressive form of chronic otitis media. In order to detect cholesteatomas and bacterial biofilms and to remove them safely, the new collaborative project 'BetterView' is working on a special surgical microscope.

4 Mar 2022

Scientists discover how a rare genetic disorder disrupts key neural interactions in the developing brain

Every time you chew, talk, yawn, or sense the zap of a toothache, cranial nerve cells are shuttling electrochemical signals to your brain.

23 Feb 2022

Can COVID-19 vaccination lead to neurological complications?

A new review article discusses the neurological side effects due to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

14 Nov 2021

New approach to guided nerve repair by using gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells

A new approach to repairing peripheral nerves marries the regenerating power of gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells with a biological scaffold to enable the functional recovery of nerves following a facial injury, according to a study by a cross-disciplinary team from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine.

8 Oct 2021

Patient's case report reveals link between Bell’s palsy and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

The case of a patient who experienced two facial palsies – one after the first and another after the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine – strongly suggests that Bell’s palsy (facial nerve palsy of unknown cause) is linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, doctors write in the journal BMJ Case Reports.

19 Jul 2021

Facial Nerve News and Research

Gentle electroacupuncture effectively promotes nerve repair in facial paralysis

New AI framework maps systemic obesity damage at cellular resolution

CAR-PRISM trial reports promising results in high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma

Single CAR T infusion shows strong response in smoldering multiple myeloma patients

Botox injections improve facial symmetry after nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy

New imaging technology enhances detection of tumor remnants

CDC study reveals significantly higher Lyme disease rates among older adults than previously reported

Exploring developmental pathways and disease interactions in nervous and stomatognathic systems

Exploring the safety of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in the elderly

Are nasal-spray vaccines the solution to respiratory infectious diseases?

Children with Bell's palsy recover without medication within six months

A special surgical microscope to illuminate blood, bacterial biofilms, cartilage, and soft tissue

Scientists discover how a rare genetic disorder disrupts key neural interactions in the developing brain

Can COVID-19 vaccination lead to neurological complications?

New approach to guided nerve repair by using gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells

Patient's case report reveals link between Bell’s palsy and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Tips of cancer survivors' tongues are less sensitive to tastes, study finds

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People with acquired paralysis later in life report higher rates of depression, anxiety

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