Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), also known as familial spastic paraparesis, is a term used for a group of inherited diseases that affect the upper motor neurons traveling from the brain through ...

There is no cure for the rare disease Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), but researchers from Drexel University’s College ...

Researchers from the University of Seville and the Seville Institute of Biomedicine (IBiS), in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, have identified a new role for one of the genes related ...

There is no cure for the rare disease Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP), but researchers from Drexel University's College ...

A disease-causing gene in hereditary spastic paraplegia bolsters the theory of altered lipid processing as a shared cause in motor neuron diseases. Genetic and cellular studies, led by Andrew Crosby ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Kyle Alumbaugh demonstrates how he uses his wheelchair ramp participate in 5k run, walk or roll to raise awareness for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia and Primary Lateral ...

(Philadelphia, PA) – While it might have given our ancestors an evolutionary advantage, an "unstable" region on human chromosome 15 is also the source of a set of inherited neurological diseases.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Imagine losing the strength in the muscles of your legs and not knowing why. The condition is often misdiagnosed and worsens with time. It’s a rare reality for about 20,000 ...

Motor neuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), share physical similarities but have been largely viewed as genetically distinct. However, ...