Pain is an example of an important sensory neuron. When you feel pain from a hot pan or a sharp pin, you are sending sensory information via sensory neurons up to the brain. The flow of electrical ...

We validated previous observations of neuronal cell number changes and muscle fiber distribution. We found that the increase in neuron cell number tends to lag behind the rapid expansion of somatic ...

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Drivers were urged to avoid a main Leicestershire junction this afternoon (Tuesday, March 25) following a bus fire in Shepshed. Officers from Leicestershire Police described it as an "incident ...

The findings were presented at the Muscular Dystrophy Association‘s 2025 MDA Clinical & Scientific Conference, held March 16-19, in the talk, “Restoration of motor neuron function ... also led to more ...

An evolutionarily conserved micropeptide, Sertm2, encoded by the lncRNA A730046J19Rik, promotes Etv4 + motor neuron subtype specification by GDNF, proper neurite development, and motor function.

Gene therapy advancements necessitate improved delivery infrastructure and comprehensive data collection across age groups to address logistical complexities and policy gaps. Multidisciplinary ...

Gene editing, AI, and platform technology offer significant opportunities in neuromuscular disease research despite systemic challenges. Robert Califf, MD, highlighted the need for ...

Professor Robert Pitceathly has been appointed as the next Head of Research Department of Neuromuscular Diseases at the UCL Queen ... a very successful internationally recognised motor neuron disease ...