Scientists have developed a computer-based model that may explain how nerve cells become damaged in ALS, and how best to time ...

The scientist Stephen Hawking lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common type of motor neuron disease, ...

Greater long-term air pollution exposure was associated with a higher risk of motor neuron disease. Higher levels of ...

Long-term air pollution exposure is linked to higher risk, faster progression, and increased mortality in motor neuron ...

By Vijay Kumar Malesu Even at relatively low pollution levels, chronic exposure to fine particles and nitrogen dioxide was ...

Adopting some of the strategies behind successfully treating the childhood disease spinal muscular atrophy may enable development of therapies to curb the muscle decline that accompanies aging, new ...

A recent large study conducted in Sweden has found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution may increase ...

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".

New research suggests that long-term exposure to air pollution may not only increase the risk of developing motor neurone disease (MND), but also worsen outcomes for patients after diagnosis, ...

A new study from Sweden links long-term air pollution exposure to higher risk of motor neurone disease and faster progression ...