Traditionally, scientists classify neurons based on function into three broad types: Sensory, motor, and interneurons are the most common neuron types ... the myelinated nerves in the body.

AI-generated voice clones are bringing back the voices of people with MND, allowing some to communicate, connect, and even ...

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

Contact between a motor neuron and muscle cell is usually via a specialized synapse called a neuromuscular junction. Improved muscle function, strength and fatigue measures were observed after ...

Physical activity helps both neuron development and works to improve their ability to function. Aside from the ... Muscles contract and pull on nerves during physical activity, resulting in ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

Physical and occupational therapy to improve function and prevent injuries ... whether the person may have a nerve or muscle disease, or a Motor Neuron Diseases. Electromyography or EMG is used ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an ...

A trial that will test a noninvasive device called MyoRegulator as a treatment for ALS was cleared to start enrolling ...

“To counteract neurodegeneration, we need two things – stop neuron death and ... be used to rescue lost nerve cell function by amplifying sensory inputs to the motor neurons and engaging ...