Reading Time: 5 minutes This is blog number 10 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in brackets correspond to the code in the abstract book. Click on the number to be redirected to the full abstract – available 17 November. This blog article talks openly about death and end of…
Reading Time: 5 minutes This is blog number 9 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green type correspond to the code in the abstract book. Click on the number to be redirected to the full abstract (the page may take a minute to load). Managing respiration MND can…
Reading Time: 5 minutes This is blog number 8 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green type correspond to the code in the abstract book. Click on the number to be redirected to the full abstract (the page might take a minute to load). Up to half of…
Reading Time: 4 minutes This is blog number 7 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green type correspond to the code in the abstract book. Click on the number to be redirected to the full abstract (the page may take a minute to load). When someone is diagnosed…
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is blog number 6 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green type correspond to the code in the abstract book. Click on the number to be redirected to the full abstract (the page may take a minute to load). Being diagnosed with an…
Reading Time: 5 minutes This is blog number two in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green text correspond to the code in the abstract book. Click on the number to be redirected to the full abstract (the page may take a minute to load). Approximately 10% of people…
Reading Time: 4 minutes This is the second in a series of three blog articles from Session 7 – Perspectives: Lessons from COVID-19 in which we heard from different speakers about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their own experiences of clinical trials, research, and support within the MND community. A further blog, written by Bruce Virgo who is…
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog is part of the ‘Virtual Highlights’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content of some of the talks and posters presented at the Virtual 31st International Symposium on ALS/MND. By the Education and Information Team, at the MND Association in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Guest researcher blog post written by Lucy Musson. My name is Lucy Musson and I am a Research Assistant working at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN). I am currently managing a project that aims to enhance the effectiveness of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for people living with motor neuron disease (MND). I completed my…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Guest researcher blog post written by Jade Howard. Hello, my name is Jade Howard and I am a second year PhD student from The Health Services Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen. I am working on a study of families’ experiences of inherited forms of MND, which affect around 5-10% of people with the…
