Cedars-Sinai has created a lifelike model of the mysterious and fatal disease that could help identify a cause of the illness ...

Motor Neuron Disease (MND) ... The modules she studied included: cell biology, membrane receptors, stem cells, tissue engineering, cancer, physiology, anatomy, and pharmacology.

An iPSC-based ALS-on-a-chip model that mimics disease progression and reveals altered glutamate signaling in motor neurons ...

Like other cell bodies, a neuron’s soma contains a nucleus and specialized organelles. It’s enclosed by a membrane that both protects it and allows it to interact with its immediate ...

Scientists at the University of Western Australia and the Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science have ...

Degenerative motor neuron diseases are progressive disorders with complex molecular origins that still elude scientists. However, researchers at the University of Toronto believe they may have ...

Modifying the diet and nutritional intake of individuals with motor neuron disease (MND) is paramount in managing ... cell biology, membrane receptors, stem cells, tissue engineering, cancer ...

ALS and other motor neuron diseases are neurological disorders that selectively affect nerve cells that control voluntary muscle activities such as speaking, walking, breathing, swallowing, and ...

As nerve cells die when you have a motor neuron disease, electrical messages can't get from your brain to your muscles. Over time, your muscles waste away. You may hear a doctor or nurse call this ...