Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have identified a molecular process that allows motor neurons to maintain protein production, a process that fails in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane’s ex has revealed the actor now requires full-time care following his ALS diagnosis. Actress ...

Abstract: EMG interference pattern analysis is routinely used in the assessment of motor neuron loss. We propose systematizing interference pattern analysis by recording an isometric ramp contraction ...

Charity finds grants for crucial alterations take average 375 days, with many MND patients dying in this time People with motor neurone disease (MND) are dying waiting for grants to make their homes ...

A new test has been developed that can detect ALS, the most common type of motor neurone disease, with nearly 100 per cent accuracy.

An initiative by a UK-based charity, supported by technology companies and universities, has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital twin that allows people with communications ...

Coronation Street star Lynne Verrall has died aged 76. The actress - who had a long-spanning career across theatre and TV - starred as Geraldine Spellman on Coronation Street from 2017 - 2018. Verrall ...

A reflex arc is a neural pathway that controls a reflex. In vertebrates, most sensory neurons do not pass directly into the brain, but synapse in the spinal cord. This allows for faster reflex actions ...

A new medicine, discovered by scientists, protects nerve cells damaged by motor neurone disease (MND), offering hope of substantially slowing the progression of "one of the cruellest diseases".

From left: Joost van der Westhuizen, Ed Slater, Doddie Weir and Lewis Moody – all rugby players diagnosed with MND Photos: Getty Images; design: Demetrius Robinson As motor neurone disease started to ...