A recent study published in eLife offers a new perspective on the development of Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that the ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

Liver issues, including a buildup of fat in the liver, occur before the onset of neuromuscular disease, per a study in a mouse model of SMA.

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

Researchers from the University College Cork have described the neuroprotective effect of TMP-269, a class-IIa-specific histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor in preclinical models of PD. Pan-inhibitors ...

CRISPR technology has radically transformed genetic research, and at the forefront of this transformation is CRISPR screening ...

Due to proteostasis stress induced by aging or disease, misfolded proteins can form toxic intermediate species of aggregates and eventually mature into less toxic inclusion bodies (IBs). Here, using a ...

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.