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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dec. 5 -- THURSDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of blood tests and other specialized assessments seems to be most effective in finding the cause of a common nerve problem called ...