Single motor neurons can each direct an insect’s body to move in far more complex ways than previously thought.

Motor neurons, shown with their axons (nerve fibers) labeled in green, are seen growing on a spinal cord organ-chip developed by Cedars-Sinai. Credit: Svendsen Lab.

Those experiments are underway." More information: An organ-chip model of sporadic ALS using iPSC-derived spinal cord motor neurons and an integrated blood brain-like barrier, Cell Stem Cell (2025).

Research in zebrafish and mouse models reveals targeting EGLN2 could potentially reduce inflammation and slow down the progression of ALS.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a virtual 3D heart, digitally showcasing the heart's unique network of neurons for the first time. Using the rat heart as a model, the ...

AxoCells Motor Neurons by Axol Bioscience are commonly paired with muscle cells (axoCells Myotubes) to power sophisticated in vitro models of ALS. Derived from human iPSCs Assay-ready in just 10 days ...

Neurons that produce dopamine, known as dopaminergic neurons, play a role in a range of diseases, from addictive behavior and obesity to Parkinson's disease. In addiction or obesity, the reward system ...