Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson's disease that's caused by a ...

Motor neuron disease (MND) is the third commonest adult onset neurodegenerative disorder, with an annual incidence of two per 100 000 and prevalence of five to seven per 100 000. 1 MND leads to ...

Neurorehabilitation with robotic devices requires a paradigm shift to enhance human-robot interaction. The coupling of robot assisted gait training (RAGT) with a brain-machine interface (BMI) ...

A series of experiments was conducted to investigate the locomotor effects of local injections of ethanol and the ethanol metabolite, acetaldehyde, into substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr ...

Walking exercise is the most effective noninvasive therapy that improves walking ability in peripheral artery disease (PAD). Biologic mechanisms by which exercise improves walking in PAD are unclear.

The understanding of the spatial relationship of different motor neuron pools targeting specific muscles is useful not only for the diagnosis of limb dysfunction caused by motor neuron impairment but ...

Repeated-measures ANOVA revealed that percent maximal motor recovery was significantly (P < .001) affected by time after stroke but not by extremity (upper extremity versus lower extremity) (P = .32).

Objective There is an immense socioeconomic burden for both the patients with motor neuron disease (MND) and their families. The aim of this study is to evaluate the extent to which the provision ...

Watch the latest from ITV News - Some of the biggest names ever to grace a cricket field did so again in Bristol today in a show of support for one of their own, David 'Syd' Lawrence.

People who use psychiatric medications to treat mental illness are more likely to develop the most common form of motor neurone disease, a new study has revealed. The research out of Sweden compared ...

Recognize the symptoms of this difficult conditionM otor neuron disease (MND), often referred to by the name of one of its varieties, ALS, is a degenerative condition that affects the brain and spinal ...