Reading Time: 5 minutesThere is a desperate need for a biomarker for MND for both the diagnosis and demonstration of a biological effect as a result of a
Author: Eleanor Green
I work in the Research Development team at the MND Association as a Senior Research Co-ordinator. I completed my undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science and I became very interested in neuroscience throughout my degree. Following on from this, I did a Master’s degree in Molecular Medicine, with a focus on gene therapies. As part of my role, I identify interesting updates in MND research and communicate these via the blog in an understandable and engaging way.
Reading Time: 5 minutesEach year, the 21st of June marks Global MND Awareness Day and MND Charites and Associations across the world acknowledge the impact that MND has
Reading Time: 6 minutesUpdate 21/09/2022: The results of the VALOR trial and its open label extension were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. These results give
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs part of our Symposium Spotlight series, we’re looking back on some of the research presented at the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. This blog
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis year is set to be an exciting time for MND research, and we are especially hopeful that MND clinical trials will take centre stage
Reading Time: 7 minutesLast month saw the two-year anniversary since the first COVID lockdown in England (the UK) which changed our lives forever – not least because of
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Symposium Spotlight: A closer look at IMODALS clinical trial outcomes
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs the research team are starting to get stuck into planning our next International Symposium on ALS/MND we are taking a look back at some
Reading Time: 4 minutes“Go set the world on fire!” This is how Steve Gleason, a former professional American football player who is now living with ALS, finished his
Reading Time: 4 minutesResearchers at King’s College London led by Professor Christopher Shaw, are the first in Europe to embark on a clinical trial targeting a specific genetic
Reading Time: 3 minutesYears ago, it was believed that it was only the motor neurones, the long nerve cells that carry messages from the brain to the muscles