Motor neurone disease campaigner Sam Perkins dies
A campaigner and fundraiser for research into motor neurone disease (MND) has died, his family have said. Sam Perkins, from ...
Reawakening Dormant Nerve Cells: Groundbreaking Neurotechnology Restores Motor Function in SMA
A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...
School's static cycling event raises £6k for MND
MND affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Progression of the disease can be rapid and there is currently no cure.
Spinal cord stimulation restores movement for people with 'muscle wasting' disorder
New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...
MPs push for assisted dying to be expanded to people with a year left to live
MPs and campaigners say that people suffering from Motor Neurone Disease or Parkinson’s should have greater access to an ...
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Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorder
Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...
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Spinal cord stimulation restores neural function, targets key feature of progressive neurodegenerative disease
Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...
Boy, 13, diagnosed with motor neurone disease
The family of a boy living with motor neurone disease have said it was a "massive shock" for him to be diagnosed at the age ...
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AFL great fighting motor neurone disease Neale Daniher named Australian of the Year for 2025
An AFL giant, motor neurone disease (MND) sufferer and activist for others with the condition, Neale Daniher has been crowned Australian of the Year for his work to end the illness he describes ...
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Motor neurone disease - part two
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Scientists identify neurons in mice that, once activated, can change body's metabolic rate, induce hibernation-like state
A new study has identified a group of neurons that, when activated ... of the Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Disease (CNCD). Krause worked with researchers from the University ...
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11 Interesting Facts About the Brain and Nervous System
The body has billions of nerve cells Every person’s body contains billions of nerve cells (neurons ... The sensory and motor nerves that run through the extremities and internal organs are ...