A drug candidate found to protect nerve cells damaged by motor neuron disease (MND), could offer new hope to people living with the devastating condition. Researchers at the University of Sheffield's ...

A new medicine, discovered by scientists, protects nerve cells damaged by motor neurone disease (MND), offering hope of substantially slowing the progression of "one of the cruellest diseases".

We report an important role for microglia in regulating neuroplasticity within phrenic motor neurons. Brief episodes of low oxygen (acute intermittent hypoxia; AIH) elicit a form of respiratory motor ...

Mutations in two highly related chromatin-remodeling complexes, BRG1/BRM-associated factor (BAF) and Polybromo-associated BAF (PBAF), cause various neurodevelopmental conditions. Although BAF activity ...

Migraine drug flunarizine reversed abnormal microRNA patterns in SMA cells and mice, indicating the drug may help protect ...

A pioneering study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences by researchers at Durham University has revealed promising results for a new treatment targeting motor neuron disease ...

Neurosurgeons achieve first-in-human implant of Paradromics' wireless Connexus BCI to restore speech in ALS patient.

Scientists have traced connectivity between neurons to identify how the brain communicates with the spinal cord. A new brain map visualizes the connections between the brain and spinal cord at the ...

The test was developed by researchers at the US-based not-for-profit Brain Chemistry Labs, who analysed 788 blood samples – roughly half from patients with the disease and half from people without it.

This article and associated images are based on a poster originally authored by Hannah Sharplin, Stuart Prime, Jessica Tilman, Steven Broadbent, David Wallbank and Ashley Barnes and presented at ELRIG ...