Available for over a year Former England ruby captain Lewis Moody recently revealed he had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), and our conversations give an insight into how lives can be overturned by this muscle wasting condition. Dr Mehboob in Canada was diagnosed five years ago and is now paralysed from the neck … Read more
Elite athletes are disproportionately affected by MND, with a study of Italian footballers suggesting the rate of the disease is up to six times higher than in the general population. It is thought that by limiting the oxygen available and causing damage to motor neurone cells, regular, strenuous exercise can trigger the disease in those … Read more
Two MND sufferers tell the BBC how the debilitating neurological condition is hard to diagnose. Source link
LONDON: Scientists have developed a new machine learning model for the discovery of genetic risk factors for ailments such as Motor Neurone Disease. Designed by researchers from the University of Sheffield in the UK and the Stanford University School of Medicine in the US, the machine learning tool, RefMap, has been used by the team … Read more
Campaigners including former policeman Chris Johnson hope a cure can be found in the next five years. Source link
Regular and strenuous exercise can increase the risk of MND in people who are vulnerable, scientists say. Source link