A drug called riluzole, commonly used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron diseases, could also assist in recovery from spinal cord injuries, according to research from ...

There is no single test to diagnose motor neurone disease. So it is generally only through referral to a neurologist, then ...

Areflexic, or flaccid, bladder and bowels occur when the spinal cord injury is low enough to damage the cauda equina and alpha motor neurons. It also occurs in all spinal cord injury patients during ...

The lab of Yongchao C. Ma, PhD, at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago uncovered a novel mechanism that leads to motor neuron ...

A new study in zebrafish reveals that the gene nexmifb—a paralog of the human neurodevelopmental gene NEXMIF—plays a critical role in spinal motor neuron development by modulating the axon guidance ...

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 ...

As another rugby league player is diagnosed with motor neurone disease, we asked experts why so little is known about what ...

South Sydney rugby league forward Jai Arrow has revealed a devastating MND diagnosis.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Patrick was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in February 2023 after experiencing balance ...