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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Physical activity and the odds of developing MND

24 April 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesPhysical activity has always been at the forefront of factors associated with MND, but studies investigating its effect have often been conflicting. The reason why

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Stuck in FUS – the story of arginines, MND and FTD

22 April 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn recent news, a number of press releases highlighted a paper published in the journal Cell, in which scientists, under the leadership of the University

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28th Symposium: Boston 2017 MND Research Symposium

Lessons learnt in the past year…update on clinical trials

15 December 201720 May 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesLooking for a treatment for MND is the ultimate goal of the whole MND community. Unfortunately, as MND is a very complicated disease, it is

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28th Symposium: Boston 2017 MND Research Symposium

‘There is an app for that’ – the wonders of technology in ALS

10 December 20175 May 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesAt the end of a very busy Day 2 of the Symposium, I sat down with my colleagues for a quick chat. After a while,

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28th Symposium: Boston 2017 MND Research Symposium

It’s that time of the year again… #alssymp

7 December 201720 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt was only one week after the 27th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Dublin had ended when we started the next stage of planning for

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Clinical Trials MND Research Treatments

Tirasemtiv not found effective for treatment of MND

22 November 20175 May 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn their official press release published on 21 November 2017, Cytokinetics Inc. announced that they will not be continuing work on tirasemtiv after disappointing results

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Causes and disease mechanisms Healthcare MND Research

Networking to progress in the world of science: Mini-Symposium on MND

28 August 20175 May 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesConferences and symposia are a crucial part of the research world – not only for the amount of knowledge that is communicated to large audiences

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MND Research Research we fund

Shining a light on our non-clinical fellow: Using blue light to control muscle movement

20 July 20175 May 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe MND Association is proud to support the brightest minds of MND research. Outside of general healthcare and biomedical project grants that are usually awarded

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MND Research

Life of an MND researcher – part 2: PhD edition

26 June 20175 May 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesEach year, the MND Association dedicates the month of June to raising MND awareness. This year, we focus on the eyes – in most people

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MND Research

Collaborating to find treatment for MND

21 June 201720 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes21 June – MND Awareness Day Each year, the MND Association dedicates the month of June to raising MND awareness. This year, we focus on

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