Movement is a complex process governed by a network of neuronal circuits spread across multiple regions of the nervous system ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

In the spinal cord, tau pathology leads to a dramatic loss of motor neurons (approximately 50 percent), and an early, progressive, and severe motor impairment. In homozygous mice, partial paralysis of ...

From the spinal cord, a response is immediately sent back via a motor nerve ... Overactive reflexes are associated with upper motor neuron lesions, which are damaged areas of the neural pathway ...

Jan. 22, 2025 — Following the lead of previous work on mRNA-based vaccines, therapies for spinal cord injuries and more, the method relies upon mineral-coated microparticles to deliver mRNA that ...

Is diet soda worse for you than regular? Dr. Gupta explains the science ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — Investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears to reduce anxiety without side effects. Their work suggests a new target ...

Stop the Spread. Injecting saline into mouse kidneys did not affect the left or right substantia nigra (top). Injecting fibrils of α-synuclein ablated about half of the dopaminergic neurons (middle ...