Cerebral palsy is the most common lifelong physical disability, affecting an estimated 18 million people worldwide. Our recent research at the University of Surrey shows that misconceptions about ...

Cassie Sengul tried swimming. She tried horseback riding, cheerleading, soccer, and softball. “My parents put me around every sport you could think of, sometimes doing three at one time, just to keep ...

Introduction This study investigated factors contributing to failure of domiciliary non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in patients with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), including a cohort of patients with ...

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 ...

Sharon Smith's leukemia diagnosis came as a "complete shock" after rushing to the emergency room with chest pain Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

GRESHAM, Ore. (KPTV) - A 24-year-old with cerebral palsy who left home when he was 18 and ended up on the streets has now been housed for an entire year. Officials who helped Jayson Rich along the way ...

A father-of-three diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) and initially given as little as six months to live is alive and still “smiling” eight years later and wants to break the taboo around ...

Grammy award-winning rapper Lil Nas X has shared that he was hospitalized after suffering from sudden partial paralysis of his face. This is what you need to know about his condition and the illness ...

A woman who was told that she was stressed as a result of her divorce turned out to have a much more serious illness. Diana Keys' 35-year marriage ended in 2019 and a year later she noticed that she's ...

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs. Previously, ...