Motor neurons are cells in your brain and spinal cord that help you walk, talk, and eat. Learn how damage to these cells could affect your movement and what your doctor can do to treat it.

More information: Shuhui Sun et al, CHIT1-positive microglia drive motor neuron aging in the primate spinal cord, Nature (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06783-1 Journal information: Nature ...

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Researchers have conducted the largest ever study involving 1117 people diagnosed with motor neuron disease to address the question of ''nature versus nurture'' in the causes of MND. The team ...

In a new study of worm locomotion, researchers show that a single type of motor neuron harbors an entire sensorimotor loop. Caenorhabditis elegans, with just 302 neurons, ...

Motor Neuron Disease is a rare condition which affects the brain and nerves. It causes weakness in parts of the body which gradually worsens over time. MND mainly affects people in their 60s and ...

Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a motor neuron disease variation of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) but far more rare. PLS refers to patients who seem to have disruptions with only upper motor ...