Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions , young men flocking to the highly violent“RunIt ...

D bioprinted nerve tissues offer new hope for ALS drug testing. Uppsala team creates motor neuron organoids from patient cells.

Former England and Gloucestershire fast bowler David Valentine Lawrence has passed away at the age of 61 after battling Mot ...

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a devastating condition that causes progressive muscle weakness by damaging the motor neurons, the nerve cells that connect the brain to muscles.

The brains of humans and other primates are known to execute various sophisticated functions, one of which is the representation of the space immediately surrounding the body. This area, also ...

A new study published in Science has found that neurons in the brain do not follow a single strategy when learning. Instead, different parts of the same neuron—its upper and lower branches—adjust ...

Type-specific dendritic arborization patterns dictate synaptic connectivity and are fundamental determinants of neuronal function. We exploit the morphological stereotypy and relative simplicity of ...

We exploit the morphological stereotypy and relative simplicity of the Drosophila nervous system to model the diverse neuronal morphologies of individual motor neurons and understand underlying ...

New research from the MIROCALS (Modifying Immune Responses and Outcomes in ALS) clinical trial has found that low-dose interleukin-2 (IL2 LD) is both safe and effective for use on people with Motor ...

Eric Dane, who played Mark Sloan in Grey's Anatomy and Cal Jacobs in Euphoria, told reporters he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a type of motor neurone disease ...

Special Report: Neurizon Therapeutics has submitted a formal request to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clarification on two short-term, low-cost pharmacokinetic (PK) studies ...

It’s a common experience, says Cave, who has helped 50 people with motor neuron diseases bank their voices. “When I first started at the MND Association [around seven years ago], people had to ...