Motor neuron diseases are a group of fatal progressive disorders that rob the body and brain of the ability to function.

Motor neuron disease (MND) MND, also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects the nerves – motor neurons – that form the connection between the brain ...

Enhancing levels of "healthy fats" like omega-3s in the brain could be beneficial in motor neuron disease (MND) finds a new study in fruit flies and brain cells, led by UCL researchers. Living ...

These disorders affect millions of people worldwide and lead to a decline in the ability to perform basic and complex tasks including speech, movement and cognition. 7 Motor neuron diseases are a form ...

Former bodybuilder Tony McCue began stumbling and 'dropping things' two years ago. After being diagnosed with locked-in syndrome, he can longer walk or eat.

The baby has shown no signs of genetic disorder, nearly three years after being born. In what is being dubbed a medical marvel, doctors have managed to treat a deadly motor neuron disease in a ...

Kennedy's disease It is an inherited lower motor neuron disorder that affects men. The onset of symptoms varies, but usually begins between the ages of 20 and 40. Kennedy's disease is also known ...

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl shows no signs of a rare genetic disorder, after becoming the first person to be treated for the motor-neuron condition while in the womb. The child’s mother took ...

Both Joyce Esser, who lives in the UK, and Jules Rodriguez, who lives in Miami, Florida, have forms of motor neuron disease—a class of progressive disorders that result in the gradual loss of ...

DOCTORS DIAGNOSED CARMEN LOPEZ WITH A RARE GENETIC DISORDER CALLED SMA ... RECENTLY, A DRUG TO STOP SMA PATIENTS MOTOR NEURON CELLS FROM DYING HELPED PEDIATRIC PATIENTS LIKE CARMEN A LOT.