Motor neurone disease (MND) affects the nerves known as motor neurones. These nerves tell your muscles what to do and are found in the brain and spinal cord. Read more about the possible early signs of MND. If you are worried that you or someone close to you has MND, we're here to help. We know that living with MND can affect your finances.

Motor neurone disease (MND) causes muscle weakness that gets worse over a few months or years. It's usually life-shortening and there's currently no cure, but treatment can help manage the symptoms. Adults of any age can get motor neurone disease (MND), but it usually affects people over the age of 50. Symptoms you may have at first include:

2025年2月14日 · MND is the short term for motor neurone disease, which affects the nerves known as motor neurones. These nerves are found in the brain and spinal cord and they help tell your muscles what to do. If you have MND, this means your movement will be affected and you are likely to get a wide range of symptoms.

2024年6月3日 · Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare condition that progressively damages parts of the nervous system. This leads to muscle weakness, often with visible wasting. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of MND.

The UK MND Research Institute is a national network of MND centres working together to understand how and why MND happens, what might work as a treatment, and testing possible treatments in clinical trials. Researchers across the country are carrying out world-leading MND research in a coordinated way to accelerate the search for a cure.

The Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND Association) focuses on improving access to care, research and campaigning for those people living with or affected by motor neurone disease (MND) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. MND is also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or, in the United States, Lou Gehrig's disease.

Riluzole is the only drug currently licensed for the treatment of MND in the UK and approved for use by the NHS. How does riluzole work? It is not a cure for MND, but clinical trials showed a modest impact on survival for people with MND, where use was suitable.

5 天之前 · MND affects about 5,000 people in the UK at any given time and there is no effective treatment or cure. Dr Martina Hallegger, who leads the University of Oxford project, said it was "a game ...

Motor neuron disease (MND) is the general name that’s given to a group of illnesses which can affect nerves called motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The most common subtype of MND is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is also often the most widely used term in …

EnCouRage UK is open to both MND Association funded and non-funded early career researchers, including PhD students and up to 5 years post-docs (career breaks will be considered) who have chosen MND as their area of investigation.. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to present your work, talk with other early career researchers and senior researchers, start to form networks to carry you ...