Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND was the most successful to date with over 950 clinicians, healthcare professionals and scientists attending the meeting in Milan.
Month: December 2013
Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you followed the reporting about the symposium last weekend, I’m willing to bet (but I haven’t checked!) that most it will have been about
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith Pantomime season kicking off back home in the UK, delegates in Milan were introduced to one of the newest cellular villains in the MND
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe results of new research investigating a link between physical activity and MND was presented by the University of Sheffield research group in the late-breaking
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe International Symposium on ALS/MND is a showcase for the international MND research and clinical practice community to get together and present their latest findings.
Reading Time: 4 minutesPlenary speaker Dr Massimo Filippi put this question to delegates on the second day of the 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND. Opening the session on
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe know that in the 5-10% of cases where there is a strong family history of MND, there is likely to be a genetic cause
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen you hear the word ‘cluster’ the first thing that comes to mind is probably a group of stars – not MND. During a plenary
Reading Time: 2 minutesA packed room at the 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND was given a fascinating whistle stop tour covering stem cells, robots and cellular garbage clearing,
Reading Time: 4 minutesBackground to TDP43 A characteristic sign of motor neurones affected by motor neurone disease is the clumps of protein visible down a microscope. Although these