A veteran Buller District councillor has revealed he's been diagnosed with motor neuron disease. Graeme Neylon told The News ...

Emma Bray, 42, was diagnosed with a terminal neurological condition two years ago. She decided to end her life by starving ...

You need both types of motor units for power (fast) and endurance (slow). Motor neurons and muscles are in constant communication and a signal from the motor neuron leads to muscle contraction.

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Some people experience muscle twitching all over the body everyday. Muscle ...

At the time of his diagnosis in June 2017, Mr Jameson said he was given as little as six months to live and he decided to ...

For example, these diseases can cause muscle spasms, weakness, and stiffness. PLS is a rare form of motor neuron disease that primarily affects the upper motor neurons.

Scientists have detailed how a combination of grafted replacement motor neurons and optical nerve stimulation—using light to activate neurons—can improve muscle function in a highly aggressive ...

A 'devoted mother' has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) after her symptoms were initially mistaken for benign muscle twitches caused by stress. Holly Turner, 45, had already lost ...

Their new study in mice suggests a clear role for survival motor neuron (SMN) protein and muscle decline with aging: Levels of the protein in the spinal cords and motor neurons of advanced-age ...

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 ...

## This research was partly funded by the Motor Neurone Disease Association Media contacts Emily Packer, Media Relations Manager eLife [email protected] +44 (0)1223 855373 ...