The experimental therapy M102 slowed disease progression in preclinical experiments done in mouse and cell models of ALS, a ...

The sport's links to the disease are unproven but it has left a traumatic legacy in affecting so many high-profile players ...

A newly identified disorder, MINA syndrome, results from a mutation in the NAMPT protein that deprives motor neurons of ...

Motor neurons are some of the largest cells in the human body. In particular, upper neurons—extending from the cerebral cortex to the brain stem or spinal cord—average 60μm in diameter. 3,4 These ...

A FREE NHS jab could be the most promising drug yet to stop Alzheimer’s, experts say. Two other medicines, to treat erectile dysfunction and motor neurone disease, also showed strong potential.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological disorder causing motor neuron death, leading to muscle weakness and paralysis. While its exact causes are complex, involving genetic ...

In summary, repeated head impacts may trigger inflammation in the brain, which can promote the accumulation of DNA mutations ...

A global team of researchers led by Shinghua Ding at the University of Missouri has discovered a new genetic disorder that interferes with muscle ...

Researchers in Germany say combining two blood biomarkers may make the diagnosis of ALS more accurate and help predict ...

Down syndrome is caused by an error in cell division during development. Individuals receive three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the typical two copies, resulting in duplicates of the genes ...