{"id":24551,"date":"2025-11-13T11:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T05:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=24551"},"modified":"2025-11-13T14:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:59:59","slug":"motor-neuron-diseases-mnds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/motor-neuron-diseases-mnds\/","title":{"rendered":"Motor Neuron Diseases (MNDs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Motor Neuron Disease<\/b><b> Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists recently developed a breakthrough therapy that clears toxic proteins from nerve cells\u2014a discovery that could transform the treatment of motor neuron disease (MND).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Motor Neuron Disease<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>rare condition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>progressively damages parts of the nervous system.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This<\/span><b> leads to muscle weakness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, often with <\/span><b>visible wasting.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MND is also called <\/span><b>amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Motor Neuron Disease <\/b><b>Cause<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MND happens when <\/span><b>specialist nerve cells <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the brain and spinal cord, <\/span><b>called motor neurones, stop working properly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>die prematurely<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is known as <\/span><b>neurodegeneration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Motor neurons instruct the muscles to move<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by passing on signals from the brain.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>play a role in both conscious and automatic movemen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ts, such as swallowing and breathing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>As MND progresses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it can become more <\/span><b>difficult to do<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> some or all of <\/span><b>these activities.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Messages can no longer travel between your brain and muscles.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This causes your <\/span><b>muscles to become weaker and weaker.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This eventuall<\/span><b>y causes paralysis.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally, MND is believed to be <\/span><b>caused by a combination of environmental, lifestyle, and genetic factors.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>20% of cases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are linked to <\/span><b>genetic causes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Half of genetic cases will be in people who have a family history of MND.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adults of any age can get motor neurone disease (MND), but it u<\/span><b>sually affects people over the age of 50.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Motor Neuron Disease <\/b><b>Symptoms<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The symptoms of MND start gradually over weeks and months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They<\/span><b> tend to appear on one side of the body first <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>get progressively worse.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MND often <\/span><b>begins with weakness of the muscles in the hands, feet, or voice, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although it can s<\/span><b>tart in different areas of the body <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> progress in different patterns <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and at different rates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with MND become increasingly <\/span><b>disabled<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Average life expectancy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after diagnosis is <\/span><b>one to five years,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with 10 percent of people with MND living 10 years or more.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Motor Neuron Disease <\/b><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">no cure <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for MND, but treatment can help reduce the impact the symptoms have on your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2025-11-toxic-proteins-motor-neurons.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motor Neuron Disease is a rare condition that progressively damages parts of the nervous system. 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