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Formaldehyde exposure and increased risk of developing MND

15 July 201528 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesA new study published yesterday in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP) highlights the link between increased exposure to formaldehyde and an increased risk of

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MIROCALS: Episode MND

26 June 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesA clinical trial of Jedi proportions… The MND Association is backing a new clinical trial in MND, known as MIROCALS. This will be a joint

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An insight into TDP-43 – An ENCALS 2015 meeting report

19 June 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesMedical Research Council (MRC)/ MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Clinical Fellow, Dr Jakub Scaber, attended the European Network for a Cure of ALS (ENCALS) meeting

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Oxidation Resistance 1 – tackling oxidative stress

10 June 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesMND Association-funded researchers, Prof Dame Kay Davies and Dr Peter Oliver, both based at the University of Oxford, have identified the oxidation resistance 1 (OXR1)

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ProGas study results on gastrostomy in MND published

29 May 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesUnder the leadership of Dr Christopher McDermott, based at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), research published today on 29 May 2015 in the

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Nurturing the future of MND research – new opportunity for researchers

24 April 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are pleased to announce that as well as applications for our next round for PhD Studentship applications, we are also accepting applications for our

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Take part in TONiC

17 April 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe MND Association funds healthcare research that aims to improve care management for people living with MND. The TONiC study is looking at factors that influence

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Breaking the Human Genome Code

1 April 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesProfessor Winston Hide gave his inaugural lecture on 17 March, during Brain Awareness week, entitled ‘breaking the human genome code – opening Pandora’s box’, which you can watch

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The TBK1 jigsaw puzzle

25 March 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing on from the identification of the gene TBK1 as a contributory risk factor for MND in February, the plot thickens further with research published yesterday

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Understanding more about GM604

6 March 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe MND Association’s Director of Research, Brian Dickie explains more about ‘GM6’, also known as ‘GM604’, a drug in development by an American pharmaceutical company

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