Drugs that increase vitamin A in the body could help stave off deadly motor neurone disease (MND), promising new research has suggested. Scientists in Scotland discovered the medications ...

Regular and strenuous exercise increases the risk of motor neurone disease in people who are genetically vulnerable, say scientists. The team at the University of Sheffield said nobody should stop ...

Experts have slammed claims that a popular diet trend endorsed by celebs could raise the risk of deadly motor neurone (MND) disease. The 5:2 method, made famous by much-loved TV diet guru and ...

Motor neurone disease (MND) is a group of diseases with multiple causes, rather than a single disease with a single target. This is likely to have major implications for potential MND therapies. We ...

Gut bacteria may be playing a role in motor neurone disease, according to early studies in animals and people. Experiments show some species of bacteria - and the chemicals they make - change the ...

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Motor neuron disease usually refers to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, but it can also refer to other kind of neurodegenerative disease that affect the motor neurons, such as progressive primary ...

Receptor in the skin detects a stimulus (the change in temperature). Sensory neuron sends electrical impulses to a relay neuron, which is located in the spinal cord of the CNS. Relay neurons ...

Drugs that "switch on" vitamin A in the body may also help stave off conditions such as motor neuron disease (MND). New research from the University of Aberdeen published today in Frontiers in ...

Drugs that increase vitamin A in the body could help stave off deadly motor neurone disease (MND), promising new research has ...