Scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

UC Riverside study may lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects an estimated 2.3 ...

Scientists at the University of Western Australia and the Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science have ...

Cedars-Sinai has created a lifelike model of the mysterious and fatal disease that could help identify a cause of the illness as well as effective treatments.

For years, BAMs were hidden in plain sight, often mistaken for other immune cells. That changed with new tools like fate mapping (tracks a cell’s developmental origin) and single-cell RNA sequencing, ...

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

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a devastating condition that causes progressive muscle weakness by damaging the motor neurons, ...

A man living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has praised the support of Strathcarron Hospice for MND Awareness Day on Saturday, June 21.

Unlike many chronic conditions linked to lifestyle, where being ‘unhealthy’ increases risk, MND doesn’t follow the usual ...

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.

Details of the new methodology and analysis were published in Stem Cell Reports under the title, “Swift Induction of Human Spinal Lower Motor Neurons and Robust ALS Cell Screening via Single ...