A Myasthenia gravis is a disconnect between muscles and nerve. For muscles to perform, they have to be activated by acetylcholine, a chemical that comes from a nerve serving the muscle. Acetylcholine ...

Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, lose muscle control as nerve cells or neurons in the brain and spinal cord degenerate and can no longer send ...

Engineers have developed a microfluidic device that replicates the neuromuscular junction -- the vital connection where nerve meets muscle. The device, about the size of a US quarter, contains a ...

MIT engineers have developed a microfluidic device that replicates the neuromuscular junction — the vital connection where nerve meets muscle. The device, about the size of a U.S. quarter, contains a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: What can you tell me about myasthenia gravis? I’d like to know how it’s contracted, and what the treatment options are. Y.H. Dear Y.H.: Myasthenia gravis is a disease of the connection ...

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Dr. Justin Grant, DO, a fellowship-trained sports medicine provider at Colorado Advanced Orthopedics(CAO), is certified in nerve conduction study (NCS) and needle electromyography (EMG). NCS evaluates ...

A protein that plays a role in muscular dystrophies also may be involved in peripheral neuropathy – disorders of the nerves that carry messages between the brain and the rest of the body. The findings ...

(Nanowerk News) MIT engineers have developed a microfluidic device that replicates the neuromuscular junction -- the vital connection where nerve meets muscle. The device, about the size of a U.S.

Dear Dr. Roach: What can you tell me about myasthenia gravis? My dear friend was diagnosed with it and hospitalized for eight days. She is able to walk and move about, but now, six weeks later, she is ...