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MND Research Research we fund

Funding exciting research

23 June 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesGovernment cuts to research will have a knock on effect for the future, while cuts to care have an impact on those currently living with MND.

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MND Research Models of MND

Earning their stripes – Zebrafish lead the way to learning more about MND

16 June 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesZebrafish are increasingly becoming the organism of choice to study both early development and disease. But why are zebrafish important to MND research and can

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Debunking claims of risk of MND and being born between April and August

10 June 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning we read with interest an article in the Daily Mail newspaper which links MND to the month that you were born in. According to

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Healthcare MND Research News Research we fund

Medical research should start and finish with the patient

9 June 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutesResults of a recent poll suggest that the UK public is incredibly supportive of healthcare research within the NHS. These results will now be used

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22nd Symposium: Sydney 2011 MND Research Symposium

Preparing for the symposium ‘down under’

5 May 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe organise the International Symposium on ALS/MND every year, and this year, the symposium will be going ‘down under’ to Sydney Australia on 30 November

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Unproven treatments

New unproven stem cell treatment via IV and mannitol causes concern

18 April 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe have been made aware that there’s a new kid on the block in terms of unproven treatments, which is a new route of administration

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MND Research

We’ve been blogging for a year…

14 April 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the past year, our blog has been viewed nearly 16,000 times. We’ve written 97 articles to take people behind the scenes of MND research,

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Clinical Trials Get involved with research MND Research Treatments

Dexpramipexole clinical trial enrols first participant

31 March 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’re aware that thing’s may seem quiet in terms of ‘big’ MND research moments… almost too quiet… Well, today, the pharmaceutical companies Biogen Idec and Knopp Biosciences announced

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MND Research Research we fund

How do we fund research?

31 March 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs we’ve mentioned in previous posts, our current research grants round is our biggest yet with 19 full applications being reviewed by our research advisory

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MND Research Treatments Unproven treatments

Blue-green algae called Spirulina investigated by ALSUntangled

9 March 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn unproven treatment called ‘Spirulina’, which is a type of blue-green algae, has recently been investigated by ALSUntangled*. They concluded that there is no evidence

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