Motor neurons are cells in your brain and spinal cord that help you walk, talk, and eat. Learn how damage to these cells could affect your movement and what your doctor can do to treat it.

Cedars-Sinai has created a lifelike model of the mysterious and fatal disease that could help identify a cause of the illness ...

Adeno-associated viral vector 9 (AAV9) has recently been shown to penetrate the blood–brain barrier via intravascular administration, making it a good candidate for diffuse gene delivery.

Motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are a group of neurological disorders that get worse (progress) over time. MNDs destroy motor neurons, which are the cells that control muscle activity for body functions ...

Gene therapies are novel yet promising strategies for treating motor neuron disorders (MNDs) such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). These diseases are ...

ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, is the most common type of motor neuron disease. WebMD explains the other types and how they can affect your muscles.

Eric Dane, who played Mark Sloan in Grey's Anatomy and Cal Jacobs in Euphoria, told reporters he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a type of motor neurone disease ...

A recent study indicates that boosting the brain's intake of healthy fats such as omega-3 could offer protection against motor neuron disease and dementia. Our bodies require two essential fatty ...

Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a motor neuron disease variation of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) but far more rare. PLS refers to patients who seem to have disruptions with only upper motor ...