Claire Berry lost her dad to the same devastating disease in 2000 when she was just 14 years-old, saying she knows how ...

Michael Hopkins, 42, has embarked on an inspiring journey to raise funds and awareness for MND Scotland by taking on the ...

Struggling to swallow, producing excess saliva and drooling can in some cases be a warning sign of a motor neuron disease, according to health experts. Motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are a cluster ...

HOLLY Turner was devastated when her sister was diagnosed with an incurable disease that stole her mum just years earlier – ...

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.

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 ...

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

The fats - which are found in oily fish, nuts and seeds - were found to play a role in the diseases and may also boost survival, according to new research ...

in the womb – and the now 2-year-old child is showing no signs of the disease. SMA is a progressive condition that affects motor neurons, the specialized cells that control voluntary muscle ...

“From our findings we can conclude that enhancing levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the brain may be beneficial in motor neuron disease. Of course, the next step is to test this in people.

Activating a protein called potassium channel Kv2.1 may help improve motor function in SMA, making it a potential SMA ...