A British mother of two says this Christmas could be her last after she was diagnosed with a rare but debilitating disease that doctors have told her will affect her longevity. Jennifer Bell, 28, was ...

When you take a walk, talk to a friend, or chew a piece of food, motor neurons are behind these movements. Just like other parts of your body, they can become damaged. You may have heard of ALS, ...

The spotlight has again fallen on any risk associated with rugby and neurodegenerative illness with the announcement that former England captain and 2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been ...

The rugby world has been rocked by the news today that former England captain Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Moody, 47, who was a part of England’s World Cup-winning squad ...

When Lewis Moody revealed this week that he had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), the reaction was instant, and visceral. Within hours, tributes flooded in for the former England ...

Paul Jameson was diagnosed with a rare Motor Neurone Disease (MND) variant in 2017 A Surrey man with a rare Motor Neurone Disease (MND) variant is hoping to complete eight charity challenges to raise ...

A father-of-three with motor neurone disease (MND) who cannot talk or walk has broken four wheelchair Guinness World Records in one day, going from “tragedy to triumph”. Paul Jameson, 65, an ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common neurodegenerative disease of the motor system. Bulbar symptoms such as dysphagia and dysarthria are frequent features of ALS and can result in ...

There are a number of chronic neurological disorders that exhibit pseudobulbar or bulbar palsy (dysarthria and dysphagia) and in which mutism supervenes. In pseudobulbar palsy there are bilateral ...

CONWAY — When people comment on the blue shoelaces in the St. Joseph girls basketball players’ purple shoes, “we tell them it’s a symbol of hope for ALS,” team member Erin Sterka said. It’s personal ...

‘From tragedy to triumph’: Dad with MND who cannot talk or walk breaks four wheelchair Guinness World Records in one day A father-of-three with motor neurone disease (MND) who cannot talk or walk has ...

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