Holly Turner's doctors initially thought her tremors were due to stress, but they were symptoms of ALS, which also took the ...

An infant with a fatal genetic disease has survived past the age of 2 with no signs of the condition, thanks to treatment started in the womb.

Motor neuron diseases are a group of fatal progressive disorders that rob the body and brain of the ability to function.

Motor neuron disease usually refers to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, but it can also refer to other kind of neurodegenerative disease that affect the motor neurons, such as progressive primary ...

Holly was devastated when her sister was diagnosed with MND in summer 2022 - after she became ill in 2021. The sisters had ...

Enhancing levels of "healthy fats" like omega-3s in the brain could be beneficial in motor neuron disease (MND) finds a new study in fruit flies and brain cells, led by UCL researchers. Previous ...

People who can no longer communicate through speech or eye movement can use the power of thought to indicate "yes" or "no" ...

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl shows no signs of a rare genetic disorder, after becoming the first person to be treated for the motor-neuron condition ... Babies with severe disease don’t ...

Experts warn that difficulty swallowing, producing excess saliva or even drooling could be a sign of motor neurone disease (MND). The progressive condition affects the brain and nerves that ...

Converting one type of cell to another - for example, a skin cell to a neuron - can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be induced into a "pluripotent" stem cell, then ...

An Edinburgh intramural rugby team has dedicated the start of the year to fighting Motor Neuron Disease, raising thousands of ...