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 ...

Background: Upper motor neuron-dominant ALS (UMND ALS) is recognized to have early onset and good prognosis, but may have a rapid decline in motor function due to gait instability in the early stage.

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 ...

Introduction Obtaining samples for microbiological culture of the lower airways is challenging in children. We wished to determine whether microbiological culture taken from the upper airway (which is ...

To explore this phenomenon, ventilatory and arousal timing responses to partial and complete airflow obstruction during SWS versus stage 2 sleep were examined. Methods Ten patients, mean±SD ...

Pain is an example of an important sensory neuron. When you feel pain from a ... These neurons coordinate muscle activity. Motor neurons can be subdivided into lower motor neurons and upper motor ...

In a match scheduled for Tuesday, Anastasia Potapova (No. 33 in rankings) will face Julia Grabher (No. 393) in the Round of 32 at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. Potapova is the favorite against ...

In the Upper Austria Ladies Linz Round of 32 on Tuesday, we have a matchup of No. 139-ranked Anastasia Zakharova versus No. 149 Aliaksandra Sasnovich. Sasnovich is the favorite (-155) to get to the ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday they placed star forward Evgeni Malkin on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. The Athletic's Rob Rossi reported Malkin is expected to miss a few weeks.

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 ...