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Reading Time: 7 minutesThe exact causes of motor neurone disease (MND) are currently not known. It is thought a number of genetic, environmental and lifestyle risk factors need

Researchers in Australia identify how blue-green algae may cause some cases of MND

26 September 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesA toxin known as β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA), which is found in blue-green algae, has been shown to cause proteins inside cells to clump together and cause cell

MND Research Treatments Unproven treatments

Blue-green algae called Spirulina investigated by ALSUntangled

9 March 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn unproven treatment called ‘Spirulina’, which is a type of blue-green algae, has recently been investigated by ALSUntangled*. They concluded that there is no evidence

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What causes Motor Neurone Disease?

Researchers in Australia identify how blue-green algae may cause some cases of MND

Blue-green algae called Spirulina investigated by ALSUntangled