Reading Time: 3 minutesAt present there is no diagnostic test for MND, and diagnosis is usually determined through clinical observations and by excluding other diseases. Because of this,
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The MND Association’s vision is a world free from MND. Realising this vision means investing more in research, further developing partnerships with the research community, funding bodies and industry, while ensuring that advances in understanding and treating MND are communicated as quickly and effectively as possible.
Reading Time: 5 minutesA question was submitted to the Association’s AGM last weekend, which could only be answered in brief at the time, due to the number of
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo end MND Awareness month our final blog for our MND Research ‘blog a day’ is from Sally Light, CEO of the MND Association. After joining the Association back in
Reading Time: 2 minutesBarbara Thuss is project co-ordinator for Project MinE, an international initiative with the aim of sequencing at least 15,000 MND genomes. We announced earlier today that the
Reading Time: 3 minutesMedical Research Council (MRC)/ MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Clinical Research Fellow, Dr Johnathan Cooper-Knock, is based at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN),
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr Emma Devenney is an MND Association and Neuroscience Research Australia funded PhD student investigating the Cerebellum in MND and Frontotemporal Dementia at Neuroscience Research
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn April 2014 over 30 runners from the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) took part in the Sheffield half marathon. The team consisted of
Reading Time: 4 minutesUsing social media to establish their presence, the MND meerkats have been raising awareness of MND research. From the labs of Sheffield to the shores of
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr Andrea Malaspina is an Association-funded researcher investigating biomarkers, or ‘biological fingerprints’ of MND. Here he blogs about working with patients and basic science. I
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith a funding commitment of £8 million to a portfolio of over 50 on-going projects, fundraising for MND research continues to be a key area