Hosted on MSN

What is motor neurone disease and what are the symptoms?

Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). The 47-year-old flanker, who won several titles throughout his 16-year career, discovered he had the ...
Hosted on MSN

Breakthrough test could spot deadly motor neurone disease years before symptoms appear

A simple blood test can tell which patients will develop devastating motor neurone disease a decade before symptoms appear, a groundbreaking study has revealed. Neurology experts at the Johns Hopkins ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Battle against the body's own nerves: How Motor Neurone Disease alters lives

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 ...
sciencex

Improving care for the hidden symptoms of motor neuron disease

Aiming to assist with an often-overlooked side of motor neuron disease (MND), a new Flinders University project is working with people living with MND, and their families, to understand and manage ...
Daily Mail

Teenager is diagnosed with motor neurone disease four years after symptoms started to show - and now she is being denied 'miracle drug'

A teenager with motor neurone disease has been denied access to a 'miracle drug' which slows the decline caused by the condition. Lillia Jakeman was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in ...
EurekAlert!

Scanning the tongue to detect and track Motor Neurone Disease

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 ...

Eric Dane Diagnosed With ALS: Inside the Devastating Disease That Steals Movement, Speech, and Breath

Actor Eric Dane has revealed he has been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that damages motor ...
Reuters

Ex-England captain Moody diagnosed with motor neurone disease

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 ...

Teenager Lillia Jakeman with motor neurone disease denied access to 'miracle drug'

Lillia Jakeman, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in August, has become the victim of a postcode lottery, as Tofersen is available for free in some parts of the country but not others ...
Nature

Mitigating aberrant Cdk5 activation alleviates mitochondrial defects and motor neuron disease symptoms in spinal muscular atrophy.

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
Science-Based Medicine

ALS and the market for false hope

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is probably one of the most devastating diagnoses that we should all hope to never hear. Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, or motor neuron disease, ALS is a prog ...