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New Research Sheds Light on Life with Tracheostomy Ventilation

8 October 20268 October 2026 Gen

From incredible fundraising to life-changing research: the impact of Sir Kevin’s extraordinary support.

29 September 20261 October 2026 Gen
Genetics

FUS-MND: The story so far…

15 September 202615 September 2026 Kiran

Meet Beth: Introducing our new Research Engagement and Involvement Manager 

20 August 202620 August 2026 Beth

Meet Katie, the newest member of the Research Team

4 August 202626 August 2026 Katie

MND EnCouRage UK 2026: celebrating five years of supporting early career researchers

17 July 202617 July 2026 Libby
MND Research

Beauty and the Beast – when misfolded proteins cause havoc

1 December 201111 August 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesBeauty is often said to be skin deep, but in terms of proteins, their appearance means everything. Its appearance and shape denotes its role in

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Healthcare

A summary of the Holistic Care and Quality of Life session

1 December 201111 August 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesI wanted to write a ReCCoB blog about the Holistic Care and Quality of Life session, which is closely related to my interests, not least

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Next chapter of BMAA detective story

1 December 2011

Reading Time: 4 minutesOn Thursday morning, Profs Paul Cox and Walter Bradley chaired a session titled ‘Beyond Guam: New Aspects of the BMAA Hypothesis’. This was the latest

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

If you were a car, would you be a Ferrari or a Focus?

1 December 201111 August 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople at increased risk of MND might be the human equivalent of high performance cars – built for speed and agility but becoming unreliable once

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Markers of Disease Progression MND Research Models of MND Symposium

Mediating the delicate balance between protection and damage

30 November 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Opening Session theme on how the disease progresses within the Central Nervous System (CNS) continued with the presentation by Prof Stan Appel from Baylor

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Copying, transporting and creating proteins – what could possibly go wrong?

30 November 201111 August 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesProteins are the building blocks of our cells and have a variety of important roles within our bodies. The instructions for how to build our

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MND Research Symposium

Deserved recognition

30 November 201111 August 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the end of the opening session of the International Symposium on ALS/MND, two members of the MND research community were recognised for their contribution

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MND Research

Rip roaring start to Symposium

30 November 201111 August 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesEntering the room for the opening session of the International Symposium on ALS, there was a real air or anticipation. Organisers (yes, that included you,

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Symposium

Tuesday evening – the night before Symposium

29 November 201111 August 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesAt 6pm this evening, there was a real air of anticipation at the conference hotel. On level 2 the poster presenters were gradually finding their

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News

Another recycling bounty hunter linked to MND

3 November 201111 August 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the short space of three months, details of a second gene have been published linking MND to the protein recycling system in our cells.

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