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).

Individuals living with motor neurone disease (MND) in the United Kingdom are being denied access to a breakthrough treatment, tofersen. This comes despite the biotech firm Biogen is supplying the ...

Researchers at Ondokuz Mayıs University report findings from a controlled rat study suggesting that prenatal exposure to a 900 MHz electromagnetic field (EMF) may be associated with ultrastructural ...

Researchers from The University of Queensland have created a wearable robotic exoskeleton to help people living with motor neuron disease walk for a long period, with plans to introduce AI ...

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 ...

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 ...

Motor neurons are some of the largest cells in the human body. In particular, upper neurons—extending from the cerebral cortex to the brain stem or spinal cord—average 60μm in diameter. 3,4 These ...

Standard MRI scans of a person’s tongue could assist in the early detection and ongoing monitoring of Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Research led by Dr Thomas Shaw from The University of Queensland’s ...

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, he said on Monday. Moody, a flanker who was on the team that won the World Cup in 2003 and ...

Former England rugby captain and World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neuron disease, he announced on Monday. The 47-year-old, who was part of England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup ...