Adopting some of the strategies behind successfully treating the childhood disease spinal muscular atrophy may enable development of therapies to curb the muscle decline that accompanies aging, new ...

ALS is the most common form of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in adults. An early hallmark of ALS is the breakdown of neuromuscular junctions – the connection between the end of a motor nerve and a ...

A new medicine, discovered by scientists, protects nerve cells damaged by motor neurone disease (MND), offering hope of substantially slowing the progression of "one of the cruellest diseases".

Scottish rugby international Doddie Weir has died at the age of 52 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in December 2016. Weir was among several players diagnosed with the ...

"This project grew from our ongoing effort to understand the early events that trigger axon and neuromuscular junction (the meeting point between motor neuron axons and muscle) degeneration in ALS," ...

Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). The 47-year-old flanker, who won several titles throughout his 16-year career, discovered he had the ...

MIT scientists find that motor neuron growth increased significantly over 5 days in response to biochemical (left) and mechanical (right) signals related to exercise. The green ball represents cluster ...

A new genetic discovery adds weight to a theory that motor neurone degenerative diseases are caused by abnormal lipid (fat) processing pathways inside brain cells. This theory will help pave the way ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actor Eric Dane has died aged 53 after a battle with ALS - Getty You may already be familiar with ALS, especially if you took part ...