Preschool children newly diagnosed with cancer exhibit significant motor impairments, reduced mobility, and weak grip strength at diagnosis, study shows.

New findings on how nerve cell death begins in spinal muscular atrophy may help explain why earlier treatment is linked to ...

A fruit fly study shows motor neurons do more than relay commands: They send signals back to the brain and organize movement ...

MIT scientists find that motor neuron growth increased significantly over 5 days in response to biochemical (left) and mechanical (right) signals related to exercise. The green ball represents cluster ...

A new study in Science Advances answers a longstanding question about how skeletal muscle architecture is carefully regulated ...

Old age is accompanied by more than just wrinkles. With age, it typically becomes harder for people to walk, stand up, and move as they used to. This decline in mobility is in part mediated by the ...

Neck muscles have an essential role in supporting and stabilizing your neck. More than 20 muscles are working to keep your head supported and moving. Your neck muscles have a range of responsibilities ...

Your muscles aren’t just for lifting heavy objects and looking good in photos—they’re actually functioning as a sophisticated chemical factory that produces brain-boosting compounds essential for ...

As I’m typing these words, I don’t think about the synchronized muscle contractions that allow my fingers to dance across the keyboard. Or the back muscles that unconsciously tighten to hold myself ...