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 ...

Fundraiser Sam Perkins, who raised thousands of pounds to fund research into motor neurone disease (MND), has died. The sportsman raised hundreds of thousands of pounds after being diagnosed with ...

Australia Objectives Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is fatal neurological disease. Hypermetabolism (increased resting energy expenditure (REE)) and loss of body weight occur in MND. We aimed to determine ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

CANBERRA: A motor neurone disease (MND) patient has been named the Australian of the Year for 2025 for his work to find a cure for the neurodegenerative condition. Neale Daniher (pic) was bestowed ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. An AFL legend fighting motor neurone disease, who has raised more than $100 million towards finding a cure for the degenerative ...

An AFL giant, motor neurone disease (MND) sufferer and activist for others with the condition, Neale Daniher has been crowned Australian of the Year for his work to end the illness he describes ...

A Whitley Bay mum and former police officer says she is "holding on for hope" that a cure for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) comes in her lifetime. Janine Turnbull was diagnosed with MND in October ...

A man whose life has been turned upside down by a devastating diagnosis wants to educate people on how isolating living with motor neurone disease (MND) can be. Guy Williams, from Nottingham ...

Introduction: Cognitive dysfunction is commonplace in Motor Neurone Disease (MND). However, due to the prominent motor symptoms in MND, assessing patients’ cognitive function through traditional ...

Neuroimaging assessment of motor neuron disease has turned into a cornerstone of its clinical workup. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), as a paradigmatic motor neuron disease, has been extensively ...