New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits. The findings ...

When lower motor neurons cannot receive signals from the ... weakness in their hands or feet followed by spreads into other body regions. They may have weakness in the torso muscles and may ...

Internal receptors respond to changes inside the body. For example, they can detect changes in the blood’s chemical properties or respond to potentially damaging stimuli by causing the perception of ...

Scientists have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control metabolism, body temperature and energy use. A team of researchers discovered which chemicals influence the signals ...

In order to instantly facilitate these bodily processes, highly specialized sensory and motor neurons (as well as interneurons) are used to transmit these signals and coordinate the way your body ...

Scientists have developed a new method that can grow motor neurons from skin cells, which may serve as a platform for ALS ...

Activating a protein called potassium channel Kv2.1 may help improve motor function in SMA, making it a potential SMA ...

Mouse motor neurons (green) grown directly from skin cells were able to integrate with others in the animal's brain after transplantation The team tested the technique by converting mouse skin ...

The first paper is titled “Proliferation history and transcription factor levels drive direct conversation to motor neurons.” The second paper is titled “Compact transcription factor ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a devastating, genetic neuromuscular disease caused by a lack of a functional SMN1 gene that results in the progressive and irreversible loss of motor neurons.

Edaravone may exert its neuroprotective effects in ALS by also correcting the abnormal localization of TDP-43, a key ...