A team of researchers led by Professor Haruhisa Inoue (Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University) and Professor Yuishin Izumi (Tokushima University) demonstrated that adenine base ...

We take a look behind the scenes of the new campaign for the MND Association, which centres on the real-life story of Jaki, ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to muscle loss and can severely impair the mobility of those affected. It is usually caused by a defect in the SMN1 gene, which ...

A new study from McMaster University suggests that common viral infections—like influenza or COVID-19—may accelerate the onset and progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Spinal muscular ...

Lynne Gittins also now struggles to use her arms and hands ...

A team of researchers led by Professor Haruhisa Inoue (Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University) and Professor Yuishin Izumi (Tokushima University) demonstrated that adenine base ...

A clinical-neuropathological study shows that the lateral sclerosis of ALS reflects a length-dependent dying-back ...

Dentists and GPs will now be trained to spot early and little-known signs of deadly motor neurone disease. The first programme of its kind in the UK will offer the guidance to UK healthcare ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has always been a disease of contradictions. Two patients of the same age, diagnosed on the same day, with symptoms that began in the same part of the body, can follow ...

New research suggests the brain develops from two separate groups of early cells, one forming the forebrain and midbrain and ...

In 2007, the England rugby squad took part in a team-building training camp with the Special Forces ahead of the World Cup. At the end, it was Moody who the instructors named “The Ultimate Team-mate.” ...

Jamie Brannigan shares the importance of listening to patients and the care community when facilitating research and shaping ...