A noninvasive MRI technique that measures volumetric changes in paraspinal muscles could transform how doctors assess nerve ...

An international research team has mapped the millisecond-by-millisecond process by which nerve signals activate muscles, uncovering a previously unseen “primed” intermediate step.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive muscle wasting and limb ...

Addressing the question of whether and how immune cells (macrophages) in the central nervous system (CNS) traffic out, ...

Surgeons used to think that fascia is a tissue that just covered organs, muscles, and bones. Now, though, the medical world has expanded the definition to include tissue that surrounds all of the ...

Andy Murray wowed the crowds at Carnoustie on the opening day of the Dunhill Links Championship, despite admitting he was ‘nervous’ ahead of his first round. The Scot, who has spoken previously of his ...

A once vibrant and independent Connecticut woman is now fully reliant on the care provided by a skilled nursing facility in part due to brain injuries, according to her family and the attorney ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices reversed early gains and fell on Tuesday amid uncertainty about trade tensions between the U.S. and China, the world's top two economies, and as the International Energy ...

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Neuromuscular disease refers to a group of heterogeneous disorders that impair the function of motor nerves, muscles or neuromuscular junctions. Symptoms can include muscle pain, weakness or atrophy, ...

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Neuropoietic cytokines have a crucial role in nervous system development. Leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) have historically been associated with the ...