A new medicine, discovered by scientists, protects nerve cells damaged by motor neurone disease (MND), offering hope of substantially slowing the progression of "one of the cruellest diseases".

Blocking the JNK pathway eased disease severity and extended survival in SMA mice, pointing to a potential new treatment ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Footballer Ezekiel Otuoma and his wife Rachael Otuoma. Otuoma died after a long battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). [File, Standard] Former AFC Leopards winger Ezekiel Otuoma passed away at the ...

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 ...

Michael Patrick died at 35 after battling Motor Neuron Disease, with his wife revealing he was hospitalised 10 days before his passing. MND causes progressive muscle weakness and has no cure. His ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interim results also showed reduction of the neurodegenerative biomarker neurofilament light chain. Serious ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are coming ever closer to uncovering the neural circuitry that translates stimulus to action, shining light on previously unseen neural connections and lesser-known ...

Evrysdi improved motor function and quality of life in children and adults with SMA, a real-world study in Hong Kong shows.

Game of Thrones actor Michael Patrick died of motor neuron disease at the age of 35. Taking to Instagram, his wife, Naomi Sheehan, revealed on April 9, 2026, that he had passed away. She wrote, "Last ...