You may already be familiar with ALS, especially if you took part in the viral ice bucket challenge to raise awareness of the ...

Areflexic, or flaccid, bladder and bowels occur when the spinal cord injury is low enough to damage the cauda equina and alpha motor neurons. It also occurs in all spinal cord injury patients during ...

Footballer Ezekiel Otuoma and his wife Rachael Otuoma. Otuoma died after a long battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). [File, Standard] Former AFC Leopards winger Ezekiel Otuoma passed away at the ...

Developing motor neurons from stem cells taken directly from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients offers new hope for better understanding and treatment of the fatal neurodegenerative disorder ...

Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are neurodegenerative diseases. PLS typically develops slowly, while ALS rapidly affects mobility and can become fatal.

Omega-3 fatty acids, found in oily fish, nuts, and seeds, may play a crucial role in protecting against motor neurone disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), according to new research. While ...

Motor neurons are specialised nerve cells that carry signals from the brain to the muscles, allowing the body to perform voluntary movements. These neurons are divided into two key types:- Upper motor ...

A new McGill University study has found a direct link between age-related declines in neuron activity in the cerebellum and ...