When you take a walk, talk to a friend, or chew a piece of food, motor neurons are behind these movements. Just like other parts of your body, they can become damaged. You may have heard of ...

ALS progressively destroys the motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. Upper motor neurons, located in the brain, send messages to lower motor neurons in the spinal cord and from there to ...

A look at Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), focusing on motor neuron degeneration, sporadic versus familial ...

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 ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative neurological disorder that involves the death of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. This, over time, leads to the brain losing its ability ...

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a progressive condition that occurs when certain nerve cells degenerate and die. There are two types of motor neuron cells. The upper motor neuron begins in the brain and ...

Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a rare neurological disorder. It may take several years for a doctor to diagnose PLS. While there’s no cure, treatments can help improve quality of life. Primary ...

New compound targets neurons that initiate voluntary movement After 60 days of treatment, diseased brain cells look like healthy cells More research needed before clinical trial can be initiated ...

Changes in motor units closely reflect disease severity in people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), suggesting potential new biomarkers.

Northwestern University scientists have identified the first compound that eliminates the ongoing degeneration of upper motor neurons that become diseased and are a key contributor to ALS (amyotrophic ...