Motor neurons are the cells the brain uses to command muscles to act. Scientists typically thought of them as simple connections, much like the cables that link computers with their accessories ...

Motor neurons are the cells the brain uses to command muscles to act. Scientists typically thought of them as simple connections, much like the cables that link computers with their accessories ...

The team transferred the myokine solution to a separate dish containing motor neurons — nerves found in the spinal cord that control muscles involved in voluntary movement.

Motor neurons are the cells the brain uses to command muscles to act. Scientists typically thought of them as simple connections, much like the cables that link computers with their accessories ...

Summary: A new study has uncovered why some motor neurons resist degeneration in ALS while others succumb. Researchers found ...

In the beginning, not even Hynek Wichterle's postdoc thought his idea to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) had a chance.

Researchers genetically reprogrammed mouse nerve cells to reverse cell aging, delaying the onset of ALS symptoms in the animals.

Single motor neurons can each direct an insect’s body to move in far more complex ways than previously thought.

The degeneration and eventual death of motor neurons that ALS causes can lead to can cause a gradual loss of the ability to operate muscles. About 90% of ALS cases do not link to genetics.