What we know, don’t know and suspect about what causes motor neuron disease

What we know, don’t know and suspect about what causes motor neuron disease

"Since 2014, the ice bucket challenge, which involves people pouring a bucket of icy water over their heads, has raised awareness and much-needed research funds for motor neuron disease. While research for a cure is underway, first we need to know what causes it."

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A fundamental change in neuroanatomy: Sacral outflow is sympathetic

A fundamental change in neuroanatomy: Sacral outflow is sympathetic

For a long time it was assumed knowledge that pelvic viscera and sexual response functions were supplied by parasympathetic neurons, new research published in the journal Science reports that Sacral outflow is sympathetic.

 

Image Credit: Gray's Anatomy: Public Domain

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