ALS is characterized by the death of motor neurons, leading to progressive muscle weakness and loss of voluntary movement. Sporadic ALS accounts for approximately 90-95% of cases, while familial ALS ...

Jing Wu receives funding from Karolinska Institutet’s Research Foundation. The scientist Stephen Hawking lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common type of motor neurone disease, ...

The scientist Stephen Hawking lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the most common type of motor neurone disease, for 55 years. He was one of the longest-surviving people with the condition ...

Staff and residents at a Stanley care home have paid tribute to "an extraordinary colleague and friend" who died following a motor neurone disease (MND) diagnosis. Caroline Hill died shortly before ...

Motor neurone disease (MND) is a devastating condition that causes progressive muscle weakness by damaging the motor neurones, the nerve cells that connect the brain to muscles. These neurones allow ...

Coronal plane movements go side to side, like abduction and adduction, plus elevation and depression of the shoulder blade. Exercises include jumping jacks, side lunges, and lateral raises. Sagittal ...

Inflation rose to 3.4% in December 2025, in line with analyst expectations, as a surge of festive shopping pushed up prices, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).