Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease of the nervous system. It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons. Motor neurons control muscle movement and ...

Actor Eric Dane has revealed he has been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that damages motor neurons and affects movement, speech, and breathing. The Grey’s Anatomy and ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disease affecting specialized nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). It can ...

The new data show that an axonal injury and neurodegeneration biomarker was reduced in nearly all study participants treated with Spinraza. The evaluates clinical outcomes and safety following ...

Neuromuscular diseases are conditions that affect your nerve and muscle function. Neuromuscular disorders affect your peripheral nerves—the nerves outside your brain and spinal cord. Types of ...

Moshé Feldenkrais was born in Ukraine in 1904, then part of the Russian Empire. Three major influences shaped the life of Feldenkrais: soccer, judo, and his studies in physics. His soccer career ended ...