It’s been well over 30 years since the braided “superlines” became available to anglers. While the modern braided line has ...

Impact Statement: We use a smartphone to obtain skin sensitivity measurements comparable with the monofilament test. This motivates work to enable at-home assessments of cutaneous perception to screen ...

A general rule for leader material: Any part of your leader that you want to float should be monofilament, and any part that you want to sink should be fluorocarbon. For dry fly fishing, monofilament ...

What does “best overall,” really mean? In this case, it means the best casting, easiest handling, limpest, and longest-lasting fluorocarbon you can get, at any price, by any brand. Using that ...

Introduction Neuropathic pain is a complex and demanding medical condition that is often difficult to treat. Regardless of the cause, the impairment, lesion or damage to the nervous system can lead to ...

Objective Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most important risk factors of diabetic foot ulcers, and early screening and treatment of DPN are crucial. The Ipswich Touch Test (IPTT) is ...

To catch a crappie you have to properly present a lure, or bait, at the right depth, detect the strike, and get the fish into your hands. Your fishing line plays an important role in each one of those ...

When I started bass fishing over 40 years ago, the best fishing lines for bass were also the only fishing lines for bass. We didn’t have many options back then, and stretchy monofilament had to cover ...

The NEUROFUSE Study is an ongoing 48-week Multicenter, Randomized, evaluator-blinded, Phase 2a study in upper extremity nerve transections comparing NTX-001 adjunctive to standard of care (SOC) to SOC ...