More articles about: Neuropathy & Peripheral Nerve Disorders

A recent University of Michigan study in mice finds a specific protein inside of the nerves, called Sarm1, appears to be essential for nerve regeneration.

Poor blood sugar control in adolescence increases the risk of painful future complications for people with type 1 diabetes, research suggests. Participants with the greatest increase in HbA1c levels from childhood to adolescence not only retained higher blood sugar levels in adulthood, but they also had a greater risk for neuropathy.

A low calorie diet and high intensity exercise can reduce nerve damage in prediabetic mice, according to a Michigan Medicine study.

Investigators from Michigan Medicine set out to better understand more about occupational nerve injuries.

Research by Andrea and Lawrence A. Wolfe Research Professor Melissa Elafros, M.D., Ph.D., found that though it is a widespread disorder, neuropathy often goes undiagnosed, new research shows, leaving many people at risk of falls, infection, and even amputation.

A research team, led by Michigan Medicine and in partnership with Hurley Medical Center, finds that nearly three-quarters of patients at a clinic in Flint, Mich., a community that is predominantly Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged, had neuropathy — of which 75% was undiagnosed.

The Eisenberg Emerging Scholar, Stephanie Eid, Ph.D., received NIH’s coveted Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award, furthering her work to understand the mechanisms of diabetic neuropathy better.

Stephanie Eid, Ph.D., led a research team examining gene expression at two injury sites in peripheral neuropathy to identify new therapy targets, publishing their findings in Translational Research.

Kevin Chen M.D., and Stephanie Eid, Ph.D., have been named the inaugural Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Emerging Scholars at the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies.

In the area of autoimmune and nerve disorders, people usually think of CIDP (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy) or Guillain-Barre syndrome. However, there is another autoimmune neuropathy that often goes undiagnosed or mischaracterized as CIDP, called Anti-MAG (myelin-associated-glycoprotein) neuropathy.

A Michigan Medicine study finds Diabetes linked to functional and structural brain changes through MRI.

But Michigan Medicine-led research suggests that the gut microbiome, the trillions of bacteria that live in our guts, may serve as this link between a high-fat diet and metabolic and nerve health.

Recent research from the University of Michigan Health suggests that bariatric surgery may reverse diabetes complications for people with obesity. Learn more about this groundbreaking study and its potential implications for diabetes treatment.