New treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and motor neuron disease (MND) could be unlocked thanks to microscopic medicines developed by researchers at the University ...

Everything You Need to Know About Motor Neuron Diseases: By Anjali Srivastava What is motor neuron disease, and how does it affect the body? Simply put, it’s a group of rare neurological conditions ...

The scientist Stephen Hawking lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common type of motor neuron disease, for 55 years. He was one of the longest-surviving people with the condition.

One of the brain’s fundamental roles is to generate the correct body movements at the correct time. Understanding how the brain accomplishes this task, and how this process goes wrong in disease, has ...

A musician diagnosed with motor neurone disease who lost his voice due to the condition has been able to sing again. Patrick Darling, 32, a composer and performer since his teenage years, received his ...

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".

W hen Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane died of motor neurone disease (MND) aged 53, it drew attention to a brain disease that kills two New Zealanders every week, giving us one of ...

A pioneering study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences by researchers at Durham University has revealed promising results for a new treatment targeting motor neuron disease ...

This article and associated images are based on a poster originally authored by Daisy Maiden, Erin Hedges and Will Stebbeds and presented at ELRIG Drug Discovery 2025 in affiliation with LifeArc and ...

A tech whizz with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has turned his home into a Wallace & Gromit-style lab of inventions to help him ...

Claire Park, a former headteacher from Ingleby Barwick, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2025 age 46 ...

Matt Gallagher died on Sunday 8 March after living with motor neurone disease for over two years. The wife of late rugby legend Doddie Weir is embarking on an epic cycle ride to raise money for MND ...