Researchers in Australia have identified a three-drug combination that greatly extends the survival of motor neuron cells in ...

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 ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are major global causes of death. However, their global incidence ...

World-first discovery removes toxic proteins before they can damage motor neurones University of Wollongong (UOW) scientists ...

A new medicine, discovered by scientists, protects nerve cells damaged by motor neurone disease (MND), offering hope of ...

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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 ...

Low gravity and intense cosmic radiation, which ages cells, could unlock treatments for currently incurable diseases, ...

Lewis Moody, England’s World Cup-winning flanker, has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Moody said the diagnosis came as a “huge shock to me and my family”. The 47-year-old, who has two ...

Former England captain Lewis Moody has been backed to tackle motor neurone disease with "every ounce of his strength" by former team-mate and fellow Rugby World Cup winner Will Greenwood. Moody, 47, ...

Nick Deane, who died last Friday, raised £78,000 of his £100,000 target for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Stacy Whittle, 37, was diagnosed with the condition in July, after developing ...