A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

Hunter landowners in the path of transmission lines are angry about their treatment after their homes and land were deemed ...

The family of a boy living with motor neurone disease have said it was a "massive shock" for him to be diagnosed at the age of 13. Kyle Sieniawski, from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, started to lose ...

A remarkable former footballer has now marked 15 years since his motor neurone disease diagnosis - and is still passionate about supporting youngsters at a Tyneside school. Mark Taylor played for ...

Motor neuron disease (MND), often referred to by the name of one of its varieties, ALS, is a degenerative condition that ...

Sam Perkins was a keen triathlete and much of his fundraising was sports based A campaigner and fundraiser for research into motor neurone disease (MND) has died, his family have said. Sam Perkins ...

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a New Drug Application (NDA) for an Evrysdi® ...

This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

Today the victim of motor neurone disease, he hasn't the strength to open a packet of crisps. Here he tells how his life has changed beyond recognition in less than a year. Eight months ago I ...

This important study shows that the activity of hypothalamic hypocretin/orexin neurons (HONs) correlates with body movement over multiple behaviors. Sophisticated techniques and analyses showcase this ...