Motor neuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), share physical similarities but have been largely viewed as genetically distinct. However, ...

There is no single test to diagnose motor neurone disease. So it is generally only through referral to a neurologist, then ...

A new study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, shows that certain cardiometabolic diseases may affect the risk and prognosis of motor ...

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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".

The test was developed by researchers at the US-based not-for-profit Brain Chemistry Labs, who analysed 788 blood samples – roughly half from patients with the disease and half from people without it.

As another rugby league player is diagnosed with motor neurone disease, we asked experts why so little is known about what ...