Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare neurological condition characterised by inflammation of the patient’s peripheral nerves… Read more

This project will develop a new treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/motor neuron disease, addressing the dysfunction of a small part inside the nerve cell… Read more

Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a rare genetic disease that normally affects children and leads to damage to the brain and premature death. In contrast, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a relatively common disease that affects older… Read more

Krabbe disease is a rare disease that affects very young infants and usually causes their death by the age of two years old. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease, and… Read more

Peripheral nerves (PN) communicate information to the brain from surface tissues and back to muscles to make responses. Peripheral neuropathies are conditions in which those nerves can become damaged… Read more

Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) and Alexander’s diseases (AxD) are rare neurological disorders with similar symptoms. One of these symptoms is the loss of special coating on nerve cells called myelin… Read more

Motor neuron disease (MND) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that destroys motor neurons, the cells that carry the signal for muscle movement such as speaking, walking, breathing, and swallowing. There are different types… Read more

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO, Devic’s disease) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system which results in the loss of the conducting sheath of nerve fibres… Read more