A review of current research and drug development in motor neuron disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy shows progress in the identification of treatment pathways ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have shown that hundreds of proteins and mRNA molecules are found in the wrong place in nerve cells affected by Motor Neuron Disease (MND), also ...

The test was developed by researchers at the US-based not-for-profit Brain Chemistry Labs, who analysed 788 blood samples – roughly half from patients with the disease and half from people without it.

Footballer Ezekiel Otuoma and his wife Rachael Otuoma. Otuoma died after a long battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). [File, Standard] Former AFC Leopards winger Ezekiel Otuoma passed away at the ...

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase ...

Greater long-term air pollution exposure was associated with a higher risk of motor neuron disease. Higher levels of ...

A diabetes drug could one day be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases like Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Researchers at Lancaster University in the UK are to conduct a ...

Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a motor neuron disease variation of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) but far more rare. PLS refers to patients who seem to have disruptions with only upper motor ...

Sevenoaks District Councillor Nick Varley is using AI technology to talk with his original voice.

Fiona MacDonald’s fight has come to an end. The Australian TV host died at the age of 67 after a battle with motor neurone disease (also called ALS)—a kind of neurodegenerative disorder affecting the ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. According to Dr Matilda Wendo, a Neurologist at The Aga Khan Hospital, MNDs are a group of ...