Reading Time: 2 minutesPrevious research in humans and zebrafish has shown that before symptoms arise in MND, early changes occur in the interneurones. This type of nerve cell
Year: 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the early stages of MND it is proposed that motor neurones are more susceptible to an imbalance of oxygen within the cells, known as
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you looked at the motor neurones of people with MND down the microscope you would see clumps of a protein called TDP-43. Researchers around
Reading Time: 2 minutesDeveloping disease models is important for furthering our understanding of MND and allows researchers to screen potential new drugs for a beneficial effect. Moving a
Reading Time: 2 minutesDeposits of the protein TDP-43 are found within the motor neurones in the majority of cases of MND, and are considered a pathological hallmark of
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe know that neck weakness can be a difficult symptom to manage in people with MND, and that the current offering of neck collars and
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe MND Association funds several healthcare research projects that aim to improve care and symptom management for people living with MND. One such project is
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is the MND Register? The MND Register is a major five year project that aims to collect and store information about every person living
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe know that some people with MND will be affected by cognitive change and a small proportion of these will develop frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome people with MND develop an increasingly recognised form of dementia, known as frontotemporal dementia or FTD (for more information visit http://www.ftdtalk.org/). The main symptoms