motor neuron disease

The discovery of gene variants in cases of hereditary spastic dysplasia could provide a diagnosis to affected families where no genetic cause could be found before.

Scientists discovered a possibly autoreactive T cell population that forecasts and supports disease progression.

The patient, who has ALS, is able to communicate in complete sentences by deliberately altering his brain’s activity.

Authors of a new review urge researchers to consider how the chromosomal sex of a cell affects experiments in research on neurodegeneration.

Researchers identify a new ALS-associated gene thanks to funds generated by the social media challenge that went viral in summer 2014.