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

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

An experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord may help people with a paralyzing genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy.

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

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord strengthened the muscles of three people with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare motor neuron disease.

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

"To counteract neurodegeneration, we need two things—stop neuron death and restore function ... by transmitting signals from ...

"To counteract neurodegeneration, we need two things -- stop neuron death and restore function ... by transmitting signals from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles. Over time, the loss of ...

In the spinal cord, tau pathology leads to a dramatic loss of motor neurons ... develops by 5 to 6 months of age (Allen et al., 2002). In addition to motor neuron loss, these mice also lose ...

Movement is a complex process governed by a network of neuronal circuits spread across multiple regions of the nervous system. These regions, including the cortex, basal ganglia, brainstem, and ...

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 ...