The vagus nerve is so named because it “wanders” like a vagabond, sending out sensory fibers from your brainstem to your ...

The evolution of functional assessments for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) highlights the challenges of adapting pediatric ...

Discover the first in-utero treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) using risdiplam. Promising results show no SMA signs ...

Meeting the minimum requirement for vitamin B12, needed to make DNA, red blood cells and nerve tissue, may not actually be ...

Neurostimulation of sensory spinal nerves improved movement in SMA patients by restoring neural function, as shown in a small clinical trial. This approach may have broader applications for other ...

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

Your body needs just a small amount of vitamin B12, but the vitamin still plays a vital role in several bodily functions, including: Production of red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout the ...

Deep neural networks will allow signal transfer of nerve cells to be analyzed in real ... unheard of opportunities for investigating brain function including neural disorders and diseases ...

Myelinated neurons transmit electrical signals more quickly than the unmyelinated nerves in ... in the brain and spinal cord. The differences between upper and lower motor neurons involve the level of ...