Doctors and genetic researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that changes in a gene leads to severe nerve damage in children following a mild bout of infection.

NBA fans have always been high on the ability and skill level of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. As a 19-year-old in Kansas University alongside Andrew Wiggins, he proved he could be a great ...

This Research Topic will feature a collection of articles that focus on the neurologic correlates of motor function in cerebral palsy including implications for targeted treatment. Cerebral palsy (CP) ...

Each symptom is attributable to lower motor neuron weakness (true bulbar palsy), upper motor neuron weakness (pseudobulbar palsy) or a combination of both. Safe swallowing requires adequate strength ...

Bell’s palsy is the leading cause of facial paralysis in the United States.It's a condition that causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face.

Motor neurons, shown with their axons (nerve fibers) labeled in green, are seen growing on a spinal cord organ-chip developed by Cedars-Sinai. Credit: Svendsen Lab.

Weedman opens up about Bell’s palsy, navigating Hollywood and why she still believes her best work is yet to come.

You feel your body slowly shutting down—but your mind remains sharp, painfully aware of what’s happening. This is the everyday reality of people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in Kenya.