https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGZxxppCVbM In this video by the Motor Neurone Disease Association, meet Alistair the Optimist. Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…
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Mark Maddox – My Story
In this video by the Motor Neurone Disease Association, meet “Mark Maddox, the soccer player who made 300 appearances for Altrincham FC and now has motor neurone disease (MND).” Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…
Inspire’s Community of Rare Disease Support Groups
“In recognition of Rare Disease Day 2016, Inspire CEO Brian Loew introduces the stories of members of Inspire’s online communities for people affected by rare disorders.” Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqaWa44AfvY In this Motor Neurone Disease Association video, watch “Alistair Banks on channel 5’s The Wright Stuff Extra MND Motor Neurone Disease Research.” Learn more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/ALSNewsToday
Mind Matters in Motor Neurone Disease
In this video from The University of Edinburgh, watch “Professor Sharon Abrahams, Personal Chair in Neuropsychology, deliver her inaugural lecture entitled Mind Matters in Motor Neurone Disease. In this lecture, Prof. Abrahams discusses her work with people living with a degenerative disease and in particular motor neurone disease. This…
Stephen Hawking: A Brief History of Myself
In this Channel 4 News video, Stephen Hawking talks about the documentary he both wrote and narrated, which traces his life from childhood to the present day. “It also covers his struggle with motor neurone disease and the toll that has taken on his personal relationships.” Learn more…
Can the Damaged Brain Repair Itself?
In this 2014 TEDTalk, Siddharthan Chandran speaks about brain injury and the possibility of using special brain stem cells in new therapeutical approaches. Read more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/1QHMBGw…
Keeping Up With Keith: Introduction
Keith talks about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and his own experience with the disease and explains the reasons that made him decide to keep a vlog. This is the beginning. Keep updated about ALS here: https://bit.ly/1QHMBGw…
Serotonin and Nerve Cell Repair
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh studied the effect of the hormone serotonin in the regeneration of motor neurons after spinal cord injury that may one day hold implications in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), part of a large group of motor neuron diseases. The research paper, entitled “Serotonin Promotes Development and Regeneration of…
The Invention That Unlocked a Locked-in Artist
In this TEDActive Talk from 2011, Mick Ebeling talks about his experience building an open-source invention that allowed TEMPT – a graffiti artist paralyzed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – to continue making his art. Know more about ALS here: https://bit.ly/1QHMBGw…