By EMILY CRAIG HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAIL ONLINE PUBLISHED: 13:00 EDT, 17 October 2022 | UPDATED: 07:39 EDT, 18 October 2022 Motor neurone disease could be spotted more than a decade before the condition takes hold, scientists say. Aberdeen University experts believe they can spot the neurodegenerative disorder simply by looking at stool samples. The condition, which causes muscle...
Scientists have developed a new theory on the underlying cause of motor neurone disease, which could lead to more accurate diagnosis for patients and new treatments. A team at the University of Exeter has found evidence that the condition is caused by an imbalance in cholesterol and other fat levels in the compartments of the...
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have identified a new pathway that is disrupted in motor neurone disease (MND), a discovery which could pave the way for new treatments. Credit: CC0 Public Domain The ground breaking findings were discovered by converting skin cells to brain cells called astrocytes, and comparing the energy metabolism of cells...
Scientists investigating the genetic causes and altered functioning of nerve cells in motor neuron disease (MND) have discovered a new mechanism that could lead to fresh treatment approaches for one of the most common forms of the disease. The team, based in the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), investigated a mutation in one particular...
New research conducted by scientists at the University of Sheffield into a drug candidate which could help to delay the onset of motor neurone disease has shown encouraging early results. The drug candidate was discovered by the British artificial intelligence company BenevolentAI. The study, which was led by Dr Richard Mead and Dr Laura Ferraiuolo from...
An MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS. Workplace exposure to very low frequency electromagnetic fields may be linked to a doubling in risk of developing the most common form of motor neurone disease—amyotrophic lateral...
