“PLS only affects the upper motor neurone, whereas ALS is both upper and lower motor neurones. With PBP it affects the motor cells in the brainstem, or the bulbar region, so a patient would be ...

Dane, who is perhaps best known for his role as “Dr McSteamy” on Grey’s Anatomy, confirmed his diagnosis to People magazine on Thursday, “I have been diagnosed with ALS,” Dane told the ...

Scientists say an extract of the ancient medicinal plant a shwagandha has shown promise as a potential treatment to slow the symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neurone ...

Our results indicate that aberrant midline crossing by motor neuron cell bodies and axons in mice lacking Robo1 and Robo2 are not interdependent and that DCC contributes to axon, but not cell body ...

When Michael Stone was hit by tightness in his left foot and sudden twitching in his early 20s, he blamed it on his waiter job. But the actual cause was an incurable, life-wrecking—and ...

A woman has published a children's book to help her cope with the loss of her husband who died from motor neurone disease (MND). Anita Newton, from Thornbury in South Gloucestershire, was inspired ...

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 ...

A grandmother has been told she has just years left to live after her first symptoms of motor neurone disease (MND) were mistaken for stress from her divorce. Diana Keys, 65, started “falling ...

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 ...

Footy legend Neale Daniher, who is bravely battling motor neurone disease, has been able to use his own voice for the first time in years, thanks to a new form of technology. The revered former ...

Councillors in Northumberland have agreed to restructure more than £80 million of debt owed to the local authority by its development company Advance. The debt will be converted into shares in a ...