Key points Locomotion on land and in water requires the coordination of a great number of
muscle activations and joint movements. Constant feedback about the position of own body …

Terrestrial animals increase their walking speed by increasing the activity of the extensor
muscles. However, the mechanism underlying how this speed-dependent amplitude …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disease characterized
by progressive motor neuron (MN) death that leads to muscle weakness, paralysis, and …

Safe and efficient locomotion relies on placing the foot on a reliable surface at the end of each
leg swing movement. Visual information has been shown to be important for determining …

The ability of terrestrial vertebrates to effectively move on land is integrally linked to the
diversification of motor neurons into types that generate muscle force (alpha motor neurons) and …

Orthosis immobilisations are routinely used in orthopaedic procedures. This intervention is
applicable in bone fractures, ligament injuries, and tendonitis, among other disorders of the …

Two heroin addicts, husband and wife, who shared injection paraphernalia extensively,
developed enterococcal docarditis within six weeks of one another. The etiologic organisms …

Motor neurons are commonly thought of as mere relays between the central nervous system
and the movement apparatus, yet, in mammals about one-third of them function exclusively …

Human-dominated land uses can increase transport of major ions in streams due to the
combination of human-accelerated weathering and anthropogenic salts. Calcium, magnesium, …

The successful translation of gene therapy for clinical application will require the assessment
of transgene activity as a measure of the biological function of a therapeutic transgene. …