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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 ...

Motor neurons are some of the largest cells in the human body. In particular, upper neurons—extending from the cerebral cortex to the brain stem or spinal cord—average 60μm in diameter. 3,4 These ...

Omega-3 fatty acids, found in oily fish, nuts, and seeds, may play a crucial role in protecting against motor neurone disease ...

MyoRegulator, a device to be used at home to slow disability progression in ALS, has been granted breakthrough device ...

A funding boost of more than £78 million will help UCL scientists working to develop a potential treatment for motor neurone disease, for which there is currently no cure and which affects 5,000 ...

A teenager with motor neurone disease has been denied access to a 'miracle drug' which slows the decline caused by the condition. Lillia Jakeman was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in ...

A Scottish snowboarder is training with Team GB with the aim of becoming the first athlete with motor neuron disease to ...

Many people living with motor neurone disease (MND) are dying before essential grants to adapt their homes are approved, ...