New 3 D images reveal the clitoris’ s complex nerve network, highlighting long‑ standing gaps in medical understanding of the female body.How big is the clitoris? Where exactly is it located? And how ...

Once described by a 16th-century anatomist as the "shameful member," the clitoris has historically been ignored in research in part due to taboo. Additionally, dissecting clitoral nerve tissue is ...

A new study shows cellular-level changes in nerve structure and function that may contribute to the development of migraine headaches, reports a new study. The findings help to explain why a plastic ...

Biologists have discovered a unique nerve structure in the mouth and tongue of rorqual whales that can double in length and then recoil like a bungee cord. The stretchy nerves explain how the massive ...

When rorqual whales eat, they open their mouths and lunge. Their tongues invert as their mouths take in a huge volume of water and prey. In the process, nerves running through the ventral groove ...

Researchers have identified cellular-level changes in nerve structure and function that may contribute to the development of migraine headaches. Nerve specimens from patients with migraine show ...

Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a specialized protein, also called a neurotrophin, that is critical for the development and ...