Neuroscience
Drug could slow motor neuron disease
A drug with the potential to delay the progression of motor neuron disease (MND) could be in human trials within three years.
Mar 27, 2017
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Motor Neurone Disease
Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists discover shared genetic origin for ALS/MND and schizophrenia
Researchers have shown for the first time that Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and schizophrenia have a shared genetic origin, indicating that the causes of these diverse conditions ...
Mar 24, 2017
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Neuroscience
World-first way to fast-track drugs for killer disease
Flinders University researchers are pioneering a new and simple test to pick up signals of Motor Neuron Disease in patients.
Feb 23, 2017
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Neuroscience
Researchers show how Lou Gehrig's disease progression could be delayed
A team of biomedical scientists has identified a molecule that targets a gene known to play a critical role in the rapid progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease, the neurodegenerative ...
Feb 9, 2017
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Health
Dying UK man to challenge British law on assisted suicide
A British man with a terminal disease is attempting to overturn the country's laws on assisted suicide.
Jan 6, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Does having mixed ancestry help protect you from motor neurone disease?
Could the key to unlocking the secret of motor neurone disease lie in the collaboration between two small island nations, Ireland and Cuba? Researchers from Trinity College Dublin are heading to Latin America to begin a major ...
Oct 3, 2016
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Neuroscience
Simple urine test for motor neurone disease
A researcher at Flinders University has developed a simple urine test that gives a quantitative measure of the severity of motor neurone disease.
Sep 21, 2016
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Neuroscience
Research to delay motor neuron loss
University of Queensland researchers have identified a potential treatment to delay motor neuron loss and symptoms in the inevitably fatal motor neuron disease (MND).
Sep 14, 2016
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Neuroscience
Mechanistic finding may help develop treatment for Ice Bucket Challenge disease
A new study by a team of scientists from the University of Malta and the Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (CNRS/Université de Montpellier) could help develop treatment strategies for a crippling disorder ...
Aug 1, 2016
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Neuroscience
New areas of the brain identified where ALS-implicated gene is active
For the first time novel expression sites in the brain have been identified for a gene which is associated with motor neuron disease and frontotemporal dementia.
Aug 1, 2016
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