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MIROCALS: breaking down the trial results

9 May 202512 May 2025

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe results of the MIROCALS clinical trial into the effects of low dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) on people with MND have now been published in The

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Symposium Highlights: Primary Lateral Sclerosis Conference

13 February 202518 February 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn December 2024, we hosted the 35th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Montreal, Canada. The International Symposium brings together researchers, healthcare professionals and people with and

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Symposium Highlights: A Former Carer’s Perspective

30 January 202513 February 2025

Reading Time: 7 minutesLast month, we hosted the 35th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Montreal, Canada. The International Symposium brings together researchers, healthcare professionals and people with and affected

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Symposium Highlights: An Early Career Researcher’s Perspective

22 January 202528 January 2025

Reading Time: 5 minutesLast month, we hosted the 35th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Montreal, Canada. The International Symposium brings together researchers, healthcare professionals and people with and

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Poor Connections: Investigating the role of faulty signals between cells in MND

18 December 202418 December 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is a guest blog by Kelly Siemund from the University of Leipzig in Germany. I am an early-career researcher in neuroscience, specifically working on

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Searching for new treatments for MND

12 September 202424 October 2024

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn July we hosted our annual event for early career researchers (ECRs) in the UK. MND EnCouRage UK is a two day event which aims

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Searching for new biomarkers for MND

29 August 202429 August 2024

Reading Time: 6 minutesLast month we hosted our annual event for early career researchers (ECRs) in the UK. MND EnCouRage UK is a two day event which aims

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Back to Basics

Welcome to Back to Basics!

14 August 202414 August 2024

Reading Time: 2 minutesWelcome to our new blog series which takes MND research back to basics. The Back to Basics series aims to provide members of the MND

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What is Motor Neurone Disease?

14 August 202414 August 2024

Reading Time: 5 minutesMotor neurone disease (MND) is a term used to cover a group of diseases where a particular nerve cell in the nervous system, called a

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What causes Motor Neurone Disease?

14 August 202414 August 2024

Reading Time: 7 minutesThe exact causes of motor neurone disease (MND) are currently not known. It is thought a number of genetic, environmental and lifestyle risk factors need

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