Is there a known research programme into finding a drug to help cure motor neuron disease or can it not be helped– so

Question: Is there a known research programme into finding a drug to help cure motor neuron disease or can it not be helped-- so then is there a need to develop a drug to prolong the impacts of MND?
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  cure,
  develop,
  disease,
  drug,
  motor,
  neuron
Asked by fleurarcher6192 to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 28 Jun 2012.
- Tom Lister answered on 28 Jun 2012:
  
  There are many programmes being carried out at present from all sorts of different angles. I’m not so familiar with their successes, but I come across funding opportunities for it occasionally when I am looking to fund projects of my own.
- Tim Stephens answered on 28 Jun 2012:
  
  There are probably lots of research programmes because lots of people are probably trying to cure it in different ways. They’ll all have their own idea, and will have worked to get funding from research councils or governments to try and make their ideas work.
- Philippa Bird answered on 4 Jul 2012:
  
  Lots of stem cell research, that’s really promising and will hopefully make a big breakthrough very soon!

Question: Is there a known research programme into finding a drug to help cure motor neuron disease or can it not be helped-- so then is there a need to develop a drug to prolong the impacts of MND?