Reading Time: 5 minutes A potential link between exercise and MND has long been a topic of conversation and debate. Several studies have been carried out, but the discovery
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Reading Time: 6 minutes UPDATE – The question of whether exercise causes, or contributes towards MND is still very much unanswered. But a recent study by Julian and colleagues (2021) has attempted
Reading Time: 6 minutes Physical activity and MND – part 2 This is part two of our series of blogs looking at links between physical activity and MND. This
Reading Time: 5 minutes Physical activity and MND – part 1 Every month the Research Information team looks at ‘the stats’ for the MND Research blog. These show us
Reading Time: 3 minutes Physical activity has always been at the forefront of factors associated with MND, but studies investigating its effect have often been conflicting. The reason why
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Physical activity and MND – is there a link?
Reading Time: 5 minutes The results of new research investigating a link between physical activity and MND was presented by the University of Sheffield research group in the late-breaking
Reading Time: 4 minutes In our brains, specific areas control the movement of different body parts (see image below). As we know, MND is a complex disease with a lot of variation between individuals who are affected. For example, symptoms may start in different body parts for different individuals. Understanding why this happens may help us predict the disease onset site or progression across the body in the future.
Reading Time: 4 minutes This is blog number 3 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green text correspond
Reading Time: < 1 minute At last year’s 21st International Symposium on ALS/MND, we told you about a study which suggested that handedness is linked to the site of onset
Reading Time: 2 minutes This year, nearly 300 posters are being presented at the symposium – that’s three times the number of presentations being given as talks! Due to