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Lifting an invisibility cloak -making MND research results more readily available

28 July 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt goes without saying (but I’ll say it anyway!) that it is important for MND researchers to know what each other are up to –

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MND Research Models of MND Research we fund

Come fly with me

20 July 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutesAlthough millions of years of evolution separate humans from insects, a tiny fruit fly called Drosophila melanogaster has been one of the most extensively studied

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MND Research

Happiness is…

6 July 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat brings you happiness? What makes life worth living? Is it going on holiday, spending time with loved ones or just being able to get

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MND Research Research we fund

Funding exciting research

23 June 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesGovernment cuts to research will have a knock on effect for the future, while cuts to care have an impact on those currently living with MND.

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MND Research Models of MND

Earning their stripes – Zebrafish lead the way to learning more about MND

16 June 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesZebrafish are increasingly becoming the organism of choice to study both early development and disease. But why are zebrafish important to MND research and can

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Debunking claims of risk of MND and being born between April and August

10 June 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning we read with interest an article in the Daily Mail newspaper which links MND to the month that you were born in. According to

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Healthcare MND Research News Research we fund

Medical research should start and finish with the patient

9 June 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutesResults of a recent poll suggest that the UK public is incredibly supportive of healthcare research within the NHS. These results will now be used

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Clinical Trials Treatments

UK arm of worldwide dexpramipexole trial opens!

11 May 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m glad to finally announce that UK recruitment for the dexpramipexole clinical trial is now open! So far, we are aware that Liverpool has opened

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Pointing the finger towards the causes of MND

10 May 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesWould it ever cross your mind that the relative lengths of your fingers might be related to the durability of your motor neurones? Probably not

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22nd Symposium: Sydney 2011 MND Research Symposium

Preparing for the symposium ‘down under’

5 May 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe organise the International Symposium on ALS/MND every year, and this year, the symposium will be going ‘down under’ to Sydney Australia on 30 November

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