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Scientists have discovered a new drug that offers "real hope" in the treatment of motor neurone disease (MND).

The medicine, named M102 works by protecting nerve cells damaged by the disease. Studies suggest the new drug could "substantially slow the progression" of MND.

MND, described as one of the "cruellest diseases", causes the messages from motor neurones - the nerve cells that transmit signals from the brain and spinal cord to muscle - to gradually stop. This leads to muscles becoming weak and stiff, affecting how patients walk, talk, eat, drink and breathe.

Last year, rugby league star Rob Burrow died aged 41 after being diagnosed with the condition in 2019.

There are around 5,000 people in the UK with MND , and many people diagnosed with the condition usu

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