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What is MND and are athletes more likely to be diagnosed?

Motor neurone disease (MND) affects nerves found in the brain and spinal cord, which tell your muscles what to do. This leads them to weaken and stiffen over time and usually affects how you walk, ...
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What is MND – and are sportspeople more likely to get it?

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 ...
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As Coronation Street’s Paul Foreman is diagnosed with motor neurone disease: What is MND?

Coronation Street’s Paul Foreman, played by Peter Ash, is set to be diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). In a first for the long-running ITV soap, Friday’s episode (March 24) will see the ...
The New York Times

Inspiration, tears and ‘Scholesy’s here’ – football’s fight against MND on March of the Day

On the pitch at Valley Parade, Bradford, two former footballers embrace. Their paths crossed only fleetingly as players — for just one minute in 2010, when one career was winding to a close and the ...
BBC

As it happened: Rob Burrow Leeds MND centre opens doors

The new £6.8m Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) opens at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds It is named after the rugby league legend, who died in June 2024 aged 41 Burrow was diagnosed with ...
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Lewis Moody: Who is the England World Cup winner? What is MND?

Former England captain Lewis Moody revealed on Monday that he has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Moody, 47, retired from rugby in 2012 after an illustrious career spanning 16 years, ...