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 ...

These developmental stages in rats and mice yield DRG neuron cultures with similar percentages of pseudo ... and the peripheral nerve were separated from the ganglia. For central lesions, wild-type ...

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 ...

Reflexes at the elbow, crook of the arm, wrists, and ankles may also be checked. Overactive reflexes are associated with upper motor neuron lesions, which are damaged areas of the neural pathway ...

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 ...

Neale Daniher played AFL for Essendon FC – where at age 20 he became the club’s youngest ever captain – and went on to coach Melbourne FC. Since his diagnosis, he has been a public face of ...

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 ...

Hundreds of people took part in a fundraising walk for a former police officer who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) last year. Janine Turnbull was diagnosed with MND in October last ...