Reading Time: 8 minutesFollowing on from our previous catch-up blog on clinical management talks presented at the Symposium, here is a continuation that looks at talks focusing on
Year: 2017

Reading Time: 6 minutesFrom abstracts to posters, pushpins to ribbons, it takes a whole year to get to this day – no, not Christmas, but the 28th International
Reading Time: 4 minutesLooking for a treatment for MND is the ultimate goal of the whole MND community. Unfortunately, as MND is a very complicated disease, it is
Reading Time: 3 minutesAt the end of a very busy Day 2 of the Symposium, I sat down with my colleagues for a quick chat. After a while,
Reading Time: 5 minutesI usually travel to London two to three times a month for meetings and lab visits. If I’ve got any length of spare time, I

Reading Time: 3 minutesWarmest congratulation to Dr Marka van Blitterswijk of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, winner of this year’s Paulo Gontijo Prize in Medicine. The Award
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt was only one week after the 27th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Dublin had ended when we started the next stage of planning for
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhilst the vast majority of MND research happens in the lab, there is also an increasing amount of research activity looking into how best to

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn their official press release published on 21 November 2017, Cytokinetics Inc. announced that they will not be continuing work on tirasemtiv after disappointing results
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs I settle into my role as the Research Programmes and Partnerships Manager with the MND Association, I would like to take the opportunity to