Reading Time: 3 minutes A study led by MND Association funded researcher Prof Siddharthan Chandran from the University of Edinburgh has developed a new method to create a diverse group
Author: Kelly Edwards
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sixty of the world’s leading stem cell research experts are meeting in New York, USA on 24 to 25 January to discuss and debate MND
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tissue donation has played a vital role in many important MND research findings. Without the generosity of individuals who decide to donate their brains and spinal cords to
Reading Time: 2 minutes 1.What percentage of our genes do we share with a chimp? 98 2.What percentage of our genes do we share with a mouse? 90 3.Our
Reading Time: < 1 minute As the symposium draws to a close, Prof Nigel Leigh gives the final scheduled talk. Prof Leigh is an eminent researcher and clinician and is arguably
Reading Time: 2 minutes After three days of deep discussion and debate among researchers clinicians and health and social care professionals, the final talks of the symposium begin. The
Reading Time: 2 minutes This year, two sessions are related to clinical trials. The first, concerns the planning and design of clinical trials. The second is the results of
Reading Time: 2 minutes Carers play a vital role in the lives of people living with MND, so important in fact that at this year’s symposium a session addressed the
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
Reading Time: 2 minutes A very natural response to receiving a diagnosis of MND is to ask ‘Why me?’. Many people with the disease question whether their MND could