The FDA approved the intrathecal gene therapy onasemnogene abeparvovec (Itvisma) to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in adults and pediatric patients 2 years and older with a confirmed mutation in ...

A FREE NHS jab could be the most promising drug yet to stop Alzheimer’s, experts say. Two other medicines, to treat erectile dysfunction and motor neurone disease, also showed strong potential.

Scientists have discovered a new drug that protects nerve cells damaged by 'one of the cruellest diseases', offering hope of significantly slowing its progression. Early-stage research involving M102 ...

Scientists have discovered a new drug that offers "real hope" in the treatment of motor neurone disease (MND). The medicine, named M102 works by protecting nerve cells damaged by the disease. Studies ...

The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds opens on Monday; the centre was the dream of the late rugby league star and his consultant, and is the first purpose-built ...

MRI scans are essential tools for diagnosing various conditions and checking the health of bones and organs. Now, scientists believe they could also reveal early signs of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) ...

Motor neuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), share physical similarities but have been largely viewed as genetically distinct. However, ...

Standard MRI scans of a person’s tongue could assist in the early detection and ongoing monitoring of Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Research led by Dr Thomas Shaw from The University of Queensland’s ...

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 ...

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, he said on Monday. Moody, a flanker who was on the team that won the World Cup in 2003 and ...

Former England rugby captain and World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neuron disease, he announced on Monday. The 47-year-old, who was part of England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup ...