PHOENIX — A recently FDA-approved device is proving to be a promising method for detecting neuropathy in patients with diabetes. The non-invasive Sudoscan test, which measures sweat glands in order to ...

A new, inexpensive urine test that measures two sugar alcohols, sorbitol and xylitol, is making it easier, faster, and far less expensive to identify a common inherited nerve disorder called ...

Diagnosing peripheral neuropathy can now be done in a simple manner by detecting levels of a signalling molecule in tear samples. Neuropathy or nerve damage is one of the complications of diabetes.

CORONADO, California — Transient pupil contractions in response to bright blue light can objectively reveal optic neuropathy in one eye, independent of its fellow eye, researchers say. "This could be ...

Skin biopsy is a safe, minimally invasive, painless and cheap tool for providing diagnostic information on small nerve fibers, which are invisible to routine neurophysiological tests. Biopsy can be ...

A $3.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health will allow neurosurgical, neurology and neuroscience researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine ...

Dr. Keith Roach writes a medical question-and-answer column weekdays. Dear Dr. Roach: I have a 30-year-old daughter who is concerned about Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome. Her maternal grandmother has ...

UC San Diego and Canadian scientists said they have discovered a potential way to prevent and reverse peripheral neuropathy — a painful and disabling condition affecting 40 million Americans and ...

Patients with diabetes are prone to suffer from complications in most parts of the body. Diabetes can affect all types of nerves, the sensory, motor as well as the autonomic. Test your knowledge on ...