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 ...

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 ...

Motor Neurone Disease is a progressive condition that reduces lifespan by attacking the nerves responsible for movement ...

Motor neurons are specialised nerve cells that carry signals from the brain to the muscles, allowing the body to perform voluntary movements. These neurons are divided into two key types:- Upper motor ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig disease, is a progressive, always-fatal neuromuscular disease characterized by motor neuron degeneration in the brain and spinal cord. As upper and ...

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a devastating condition that causes progressive muscle weakness by damaging the motor neurons, the nerve cells that connect the brain to muscles. These neurons allow us ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Accelerometers showed a slower rate of decline vs. ALSFRS-R scores, with strong correlation in motor domains.

Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are neurodegenerative diseases. PLS typically develops slowly, while ALS rapidly affects mobility and can become fatal.

Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) is a rare adult-onset motor neuron disease. Although there’s no cure, treatments may slow down nerve damage and reduce symptoms. Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) ...

Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a motor neuron disease variation of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) but far more rare. PLS refers to patients who seem to have disruptions with only upper motor ...

Ammar Al Chalabi is professor of neurology and complex disease genetics at King's College London and director of the KCL MND Research Centre The news that England rugby legend and World Cup winner ...