A new research institute in London has been launched aimed at discovering a cure and new treatments for motor neurone disease (MND).
The UK Motor Neuron Disease Research Institute (UK MND RI) will bring together a virtual network of MND labs, clinical centres and researchers to carry out MND research across the UK.
Affecting one in every 300 people in the UK, MND is a neurodegenerative disease which affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
Around one-third of patients with MND die within one year of diagnosis, and more than half within two years.
