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Zebrafish study provides innovative ideas for new treatment strategies

2 March 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutesA study on zebrafish has increased our understanding of how motor neurones work and has provided potential clues for the development of future treatments for MND.

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Disappointing results from UK based lithium clinical trial

15 February 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday, we announced on our website the disappointing news that the UK-based lithium clinical trial showed that lithium carbonate is ineffective at treating MND. Commenting

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Our DNA bank appeal to feature on BBC Radio 4

6 January 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutesSunday 8 January is not only a celebration of Prof Stephen Hawking’s 70th birthday, it’s also the date when the MND Association’s DNA bank appeal

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Another recycling bounty hunter linked to MND

3 November 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the short space of three months, details of a second gene have been published linking MND to the protein recycling system in our cells.

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Fighting a faulty recycling machine in MND, with Prof John Mayer

18 October 2011

Reading Time: 5 minutesA recent gene finding suggests that recycling within our cells is key to all forms of MND. This story captivated many people affected by MND

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Drug for uncontrollable laughing and crying is moving toward European licensing

6 October 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn December last year, we told you about a new drug for uncontrollable laughter and crying (known as the pseudobulbar affect) called Nuedexta that had been approved for

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Prof Siddharthan Chandran talks about the recipe for stem cell success at our Annual Conference

16 September 2011

Reading Time: 5 minutesWe invited Prof Siddharthan Chandran to be our keynote speaker at our Annual Conference and below we’ve provided a brief overview of his presentation which we hope

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New gene finding suggests recycling is key to all forms of MND

22 August 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers from Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine in America, have identified that faulty ubiquilin 2 plays an integral role to MND. Led by eminent

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Thinking outside the neurone and toward the stars

15 August 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesBy using spinal cord donations from people with MND, an American group of researchers have created a new, human ‘in a dish’ model of MND.

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Warning of spam email offering an ‘electro medicine’

28 July 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe are aware that a number of MND organisations, forums and people living with MND have received spam messages regarding a gentleman who claims that

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