Reading Time: 3 minutesProject MinE is an international genetics project that is analysing DNA from people with MND in detail. For the majority of people with MND, the disease
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Reading Time: 2 minutesBarbara Thuss is project co-ordinator for Project MinE, an international initiative with the aim of sequencing at least 15,000 MND genomes. We announced earlier today that the
Reading Time: 6 minutesThanks to the incredible efforts of our fundraisers, the MND Association is able to make a significant investment in high quality research. As of May
Reading Time: 6 minutesEach year, MND Associations across the globe mark 21 June as a special day of recognition, acknowledging the impact that MND has on people around
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr Samantha Price is the Research Information Co-ordinator at the MND Association. As well as organising the ‘blog a day’ during MND Awareness Month she
Reading Time: 7 minutesHi, I’m Heather, a PhD student from King’s College London, and a Communications Ambassador for the 34th International Symposium on ALS/MND which was held in Basel last December. Over 1,300 attendees from around the world gathered to connect with researchers and people affected by MND and engage with the latest research presented in the platform presentation and poster sessions. In this blog post, I will be sharing several of my personal highlights of the symposium, which cover how differences in our genetic code can be explored to understand their effects on MND risk and progression.
Reading Time: 4 minutesEvery year at the European Network to Cure ALS (ENCALS) meeting, the Young Investigator award is presented to the brightest and best young scientist in
Reading Time: 5 minutes“The search for new drugs to help MND patients is a long and challenging one, but it is one where we are beginning to see
Reading Time: 9 minutesA paper arising from research carried out at the University of Sheffield as part of the AMBRoSIA biobank, and in collaboration with the international Project