Developing motor neurons from stem cells taken directly from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients offers new hope for better understanding and treatment of the fatal neurodegenerative disorder ...

A new genetic discovery adds weight to a theory that motor neuron degenerative diseases are caused by abnormal lipid (fat) processing pathways inside brain cells. This theory will help pave the way to ...

There is a one in 300 risk of being diagnosed across a lifetime, the MND Association says - but studies have suggested there ...

A drug typically used to treat enlarged prostates and high blood pressure has shown promise as a potential new therapy for motor neuron disease (MND) -- also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...

Former Rangers player Fernando Ricksen has passed away following his battle with motor neurone disease. The Dutchman was ...

One week into her 1,000-kilometre trek of WA's Bibbulmun Track, 70-year-old Catherine Perversi says "the stillness is sublime" — and she would not be anywhere else.

The NHS has issued a message following Lewis Moody's 'incredibly hard' motor neurone disease (MND) diagnosis. The former ...

As former England rugby union captain Lewis Moody becomes the latest athlete to be diagnosed with the illness, questions ...

Lewis Moody, a pivotal member of England's 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning squad, revealed on Monday he has been diagnosed with ...