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News items on 'Motor Neurone Disease (mnd)'
Stem cells offers hope in battle against motor neurone disease
(The Scotsman 25/08/2009)
Improving treatments for neurodegenerative diseases is an area where stem cell research holds enormous potential. In the past decade, not only have we been able to grow human embryonic stem cells in the lab, but we can now generate stem cells unique to the patient from a skin biopsy. In effect, we can create bespoke cells that allow us to both model the disease in a dish and look to generate replacement cells, for some conditions, that will not be rejected after transplantation.
Banned MND advert: is my pain really too shocking for television?
(Telegraph 25/07/2009)
At any age, any one of us could be struck down with motor neurone disease - a fatal condition that robs its victims of their mobility, leaving healthy minds trapped within wasted bodies. But witness its ravaging effect on a real-life sufferer? That, the television censors have decided, is too graphic for viewers to handle. There is no denying that the MND Association's new advertisement is profoundly disturbing. It is 90 seconds of powerful and, at times, shocking imagery.
Survival gene for motor disease
(BBC 12/05/2009)
Scientists have identified a protective gene that increases survival in motor neuron disease. People with the KIFAP3 gene lived 14 months longer on average than other MND patients. Experts hope they will be able to use this knowledge to develop life-extending treatments for patients with this debilitating and fatal disease. So far, one drug, riluzole, has been proven to extend life expectancy, but only by a few months.
Ex-Ofsted chief has motor neurone disease
(The Independent 04/05/2009)
The former chief inspector of schools, Chris Woodhead, has revealed he would rather kill himself than die in agony from motor neurone disease. The 62-year-old, who quit as the Government's top schools watchdog after a series of rows with the then Home Secretary David Blunkett, was diagnosed with the disease in 2006.
Stephen Hawking
(BBC 21/04/2009)
Professor Stephen Hawking suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of motor neurone disease. What causes it? ALS, which accounts for more than 90% of all cases of motor neurone disease, causes nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurones to degenerate and eventually die.
Motor neurone disease 'gene clue'
(BBC 28/02/2009)
A gene linked to a type of motor neurone disease that runs in families has been found after a 10-year search. Along with a related gene reported last year, it opens up an unexplored area of research into the condition, investigators said. The finding will also help doctors screen and counsel families at risk of the disease, the US and UK team wrote in Science.
Wife defends suicide documentary
(BBC 10/12/2008)
The wife of a former professor who killed himself has defended a television programme showing his death. Motor neurone disease sufferer Craig Ewert, 59, from Harrogate, N Yorks, died in Switzerland, having been helped by the controversial charity Dignitas. Broadcaster Sky said it was "an articulate and educated insight into decisions some people have to make".
Lithium tested for impact on MND
(BBC 03/11/2008)
A new trial will assess the impact of anti-depressant drug Lithium as a treatment for motor neurone disease.
Stem-cell advance for motor neurone disease
(The Independent 01/08/2008)
The skin cells of two women, aged 82 and 89, have been turned into mature nerve cells. The achievement promises to revolutionise the understanding and treatment of a range of incurable neurological illnesses.
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