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Month: February 2015

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Marking Rare Disease Day – how working together can help

28 February 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesToday is world Rare Disease Day, so it’s an appropriate time to raise awareness of ALL rare diseases, including motor neurone disease. There are between

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Researchers identify the TBK1 gene as a risk factor in MND

23 February 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesPublished on 19 February 2015 in the Journal Science, an international team of scientists have found mutations in the gene TBK1 as a contributory risk factor in MND.

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MND Research News Research we fund

Buckets more research – some of our plans for the Ice Bucket Challenge money

12 February 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesToday’s announcement of the difference the ALS / MND ice bucket challenge has made included a number of areas of research investment. You’ll be hearing

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MND Research Research we fund Treatments

Making antisense of RNA editing

6 February 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesAssociation-funded PhD student, Helena Chaytow (Royal Holloway, University of London), is using DNA to develop a targeted treatment for MND. Now entering her final year,

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New fellowship awarded to further our understanding of RNA in MND

1 February 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesDr Pietro Fratta (University College London) received his initial Training Fellowship through the MND Association/ Medical Research Council (MRC) Lady Edith Wolfson Programme in 2010.

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