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29th Symposium: Glasgow 2018 Healthcare MND Research Symposium

Psychological and emotional wellbeing: Highlights from Glasgow

20 December 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Highlights from Glasgow’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content of some of the talks and

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29th Symposium: Glasgow 2018 Healthcare Markers of Disease Progression MND Research

Technology and MND: Highlights from Glasgow

18 December 20184 June 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Highlights from Glasgow’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content of some of the talks and

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29th Symposium: Glasgow 2018 Clinical Trials MND Research Treatments

Clinical trials: Highlights from Glasgow

14 December 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Highlights from Glasgow’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content of some of the talks and

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29th Symposium: Glasgow 2018 Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Symposium

Lifestyle & environment: Highlights from Glasgow

13 December 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Highlights from Glasgow’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content of some of the talks and

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MND Research Models of MND Unproven treatments

The effects of ashwagandha in a SOD1 mouse model of MND

3 October 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe research team frequently gets asked about the effectiveness of alternative therapies and their use as treatments for MND. Here we report on a recent

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

MND and the mind – who is affected?

18 September 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesMotor Neurone Disease (MND), as the name suggests, is known as a disease of motor neurons, a specific type of neurons that co-ordinate our voluntary

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Causes and disease mechanisms Healthcare Markers of Disease Progression MND Research Treatments

MND research around the world

15 August 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 7 minutesIn the last decade, the MND Association has invested millions in research within the UK and across the world. We are a leader in the

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Why do we need the MND Register?

7 August 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhilst we believe that there are currently around 5,000 adults in the UK living with MND at any one time, the precise figure is not

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Steps to understanding MND

3 August 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesLove them or loath them, the band Steps’ first single ‘5,6,7,8’ was a techno line dance song released in 1998 from their debut album ‘step

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AMBRoSIA and NECTAR – Make your mark on MND

18 July 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt has been almost a year since we announced that AMBRoSIA (A Multicentre Biomarker Resource Strategy In ALS) had begun to recruit participants (read the

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