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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News

CYLD: New FTD and MND gene identified

7 April 202020 May 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesDue to the collaboration, hard work and partnerships with people affected by motor neurone disease (MND) who generously take part in research, new pieces of

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30th Symposium: Perth 2019 Healthcare MND Research

Carer and family support: Highlights from Perth

7 January 202020 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Points from Perth’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content from some of the talks and

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30th Symposium: Perth 2019 Healthcare MND Research

Improving Care Practice: Highlights from Perth

16 December 201920 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Highlights from Perth’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content of some of the talks and

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Clinical Trials Healthcare MND Research

New gene therapy targeting C9orf72-ALS begins Phase 1 clinical trial in the UK

19 September 201922 June 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis article was written by Dr Keith Mayl and Dr Ahmad Al Khleifat of King’s College London. Researchers at King’s College Hospital, led by Professor

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Professional football and MND – looking at the evidence

8 March 201922 June 2020

Reading Time: 7 minutesLast year professional football players, Len Johnrose and Stephen Darby, announced they’d been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). This follows previous announcements from other

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

GLT8D1: new gene identifies novel disease mechanism

28 February 201920 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesMND Association-supported clinical fellow Dr Johnathan Cooper-Knock, and a PhD student Tobias Moll, report mutations in a new MND gene which has uncovered a previously

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29th Symposium: Glasgow 2018 Healthcare MND Research Symposium

Cognition and FTD: Highlights from Glasgow

21 January 201920 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesWritten by Rachel Boothman and Kaye Stevens This blog is part of the ‘Highlights from Glasgow’ collection of articles, where you can read about the

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29th Symposium: Glasgow 2018 Healthcare MND Research Symposium

Psychological and emotional wellbeing: Highlights from Glasgow

20 December 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Highlights from Glasgow’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content of some of the talks and

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Fathoming MND

19 March 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis article was written by our Senior Clinical Fellow Prof Martin Turner, a Consultant Neurologist at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. “Will it affect my children?”

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MND Research

Work Experience with the Research Development team

21 February 201810 July 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesMy name is Kiera Belson and I have just completed three days of work experience at the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association for an award

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