Building on more than two decades of research, a study by MIT neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and ...

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl shows no signs of a rare genetic disorder, after becoming the first person to be treated for ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

A spokesperson for Kentucky’s senior senator said McConnell is “fine.” “The lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of work,” the spokesperson told the Lantern ...

Motor neurone disease is an uncommon condition that mainly affects people in their 60s and 70s. Is there a cure or treatment for MND? Kyle was diagnosed with MND on 17 January - almost a year after ...

Australia Objectives Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is fatal neurological disease. Hypermetabolism (increased resting energy expenditure (REE)) and loss of body weight occur in MND. We aimed to determine ...

The disease mainly affects children under 5 years old, but anyone who is unvaccinated is susceptible if exposed. In the 19th and 20th centuries, frequent polio outbreaks made it one of the most ...

Long-term aspartame use may adversely affect the sciatic nerve in the lower back. Future human studies may help scientists find out more about the effects of aspartame on nerve structure and function.

The Fed cut short-term interest rates three times last year, including a jumbo half-point discount to kick off the lower-rate season ... deposit and term will affect your rate.

Different types of neurons affect the ability to move ... These neurons coordinate muscle activity. Motor neurons can be subdivided into lower motor neurons and upper motor neurons located in the ...

At other times—say, in the development of a painful sunburn or skin cancers—light can have a decidedly negative effect. For some time, the “how” of all this was a bit murky. But over the ...