Motor neurone disease is rare, but there is growing evidence playing contact sports may increase your risk.
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Neale Daniher has lost his brave fight against motor neurone disease, but his legacy will live on.
Motor neurone disease can strike people who are young and fit. And there’s no cure.
A new study from Sweden links long-term air pollution exposure to higher risk of motor neurone disease and faster progression.
Fruit flies, fast skiers and electrical signals between muscles and neurons are helping researchers uncover a possible link between extreme exercise and MND.
The much loved Adelaide-based dancer, choreographer, director and producer was diagnosed with MND and qualified for South Australia’s voluntary assisted dying scheme.
A new study shows that it is possible to reduce the symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by reducing the inflammation caused by immune cells in the brain.
A toxic chemical produced by algae and linked to motor neuron disease has been detected in NSW rivers. Its presence - long suspected but now confirmed - could be linked to a disease hotspot in the Riverina.
While research for a cure for MND is underway, first we need to know what causes it.
A new kind of brain-computer interface has helped ALS sufferers who cannot move to communicate.
If you are a ballet dancer or gymnast, a watch-maker or surgeon, your brain connections in the motor system will differ depending on your skills for fine movements in different parts of your body.
Scientists have known for some time now that exposure to blue-green algae is linked to increased incidence of several neurodegenerative diseases. But the reason for the link has been a mystery until now…
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