The vagus nerve does it all—tells your lungs to breathe, controls your heart rate, and even forms the foundation for a whole ...

A trial that will test a noninvasive device called MyoRegulator as a treatment for ALS was cleared to start enrolling ...

BACKGROUND Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) commonly presents with motor weakness and neurological symptoms and signs that include loss of tendon reflexes. However, patients with GBS also experience ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

An intervention, which involves electrical stimulation of the sensory spinal nerves, can gradually reawaken functionally ...

An intervention, which involves electrical stimulation of the sensory spinal nerves, can gradually reawaken functionally silent motor neurons in the spinal cord and improve leg muscle strength and ...

Myelinated neurons transmit electrical signals more quickly than the unmyelinated nerves in the body. Myelinated axons are present in sensory neurons and motor neurons, but not all sensory and motor ...

Demyelination refers to damage to the myelin around nerves. Myelin coats many nerves in the body, but it can become damaged due to inflammation from viral infections, autoimmune diseases ...

Gluten neuropathy refers to damage that can occur to peripheral nerves in people with gluten sensitivity. Peripheral nerves are the nerves that travel from the spine and the brain to the other areas ...