If you have upper motor neuron lesions, you have damage to certain nerve cells that help you move ... and move your body. You have two types of motor neurons: Upper motor neurons are located ...

Just like other parts of your body, they can become damaged ... and there are several other lesser-known types. As nerve cells die when you have a motor neuron disease, electrical messages ...

Internal receptors respond to changes inside the body. For example, they can detect changes in the blood’s chemical properties or respond to potentially damaging stimuli by causing the perception of ...

He has a robotic body and a full brain-computer ... the brain could be beneficial in motor neuron disease (MND) finds a new study in fruit flies and brain cells, led by UCL researchers.

Early signs of motor neuron disease include weakness and slurred speech. Motor neurons are nerve cells that send electrical ... type of MND and the area of the body it affects.

Motor neuron disease, also known as ALS, affects around 5,000 people in the UK and is caused by the accumulation of certain proteins in the brain that clump together, causing the cells to ...

Imagine being in a position where you were trapped in your body as you slowly lost the ... which could be used to protect diseased motor neuron cells in patients with MND. The findings have ...

But the voices represent a vast improvement on previous communication technologies and are already improving the lives of people with motor neuron diseases, says Richard Cave, a speech and ...

A test that spots signs of motor neurone disease before symptoms appear ... The tool, known as TDP-43 aptamer, is able to detect damaged cell proteins in brain tissue samples.

Our bodies’ nerve cells are important for transmitting ... physical therapy can help strengthen the body and alleviate symptoms of upper motor neuron lesions, particularly those that impair ...