July 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes A few months ago we wrote an article about the ALS Clinical Trials Workshop which took place in Virginia, USA. Since then the Guidelines Working

New genetic discoveries tell us more about what causes MND – Part 2

27 July 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Two sets of MND genetic results were published yesterday. One of these results was about the importance of a new gene called NEK1. The second

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New genetic discoveries tell us more about what causes MND – Part 1

26 July 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Today some exciting news about the genetics of MND was published in the scientific journal Nature Genetics. The results come in two research papers published

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How faulty proteins disrupt waste recycling and disposal inside nerve cells

1 July 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers from the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) at the University of Sheffield have uncovered a new function of the C9orf72 protein. A paper

Month: July 2016

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New genetic discoveries tell us more about what causes MND – Part 2

New genetic discoveries tell us more about what causes MND – Part 1

How faulty proteins disrupt waste recycling and disposal inside nerve cells