Blocking the JNK pathway eased disease severity and extended survival in SMA mice, pointing to a potential new treatment ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

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".

Footballer Ezekiel Otuoma and his wife Rachael Otuoma. Otuoma died after a long battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). [File, Standard] Former AFC Leopards winger Ezekiel Otuoma passed away at the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interim results also showed reduction of the neurodegenerative biomarker neurofilament light chain. Serious ...

Michael Patrick died at 35 after battling Motor Neuron Disease, with his wife revealing he was hospitalised 10 days before his passing. MND causes progressive muscle weakness and has no cure. His ...

Motor neurons are some of the largest cells in the human body. In particular, upper neurons—extending from the cerebral cortex to the brain stem or spinal cord—average 60μm in diameter. 3,4 These ...

How do neurons transport proteins? A new study reveals that Kinesin-2 motor subtypes regulate cargo specificity.

The recent passing of Game of Thrones actor Michael Patrick has brought renewed attention to Motor Neurone Disease a ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are coming ever closer to uncovering the neural circuitry that translates stimulus to action, shining light on previously unseen neural connections and lesser-known ...

Game of Thrones actor Michael Patrick died of motor neuron disease at the age of 35. Taking to Instagram, his wife, Naomi Sheehan, revealed on April 9, 2026, that he had passed away. She wrote, "Last ...