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Driving MND Research through our PhD studentships

22 June 202118 June 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat MND Association funding means to researchers – our PhD students Each year, MND Associations across the globe mark 21 June as a special day

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Driving MND research on Global MND Awareness Day

21 June 202123 June 2021

Reading Time: 6 minutesEach year, MND Associations across the globe marks 21 June as a special day of recognition, acknowledging the impact that MND has on people around

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Physical exercise as a risk factor for MND – is it in our genes?

11 June 202110 June 2021

Reading Time: 5 minutesA potential link between exercise and MND has long been a topic of conversation and debate. Several studies have been carried out, but the discovery

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New insights into MND: 5 more genetic variants found

21 April 202121 April 2021

Reading Time: 5 minutesA recent study has assessed the extent to which genetics plays a role in the development of MND, in both familial and non-familial (sporadic) forms

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Examining the effects of the compound NU-9 in MND mice

18 March 20212 August 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutesA research paper published recently has investigated the effect of a compound called ‘NU-9’ in mice models of MND. Before we go on, it is

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31st Symposium: Virtual Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Flexible molecules and droplets: researching and targeting RNA-protein complexes in MND

16 March 20212 August 2024

Reading Time: 6 minutesMy name is Tatyana Shelkovnikova, I am an MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Senior Non-Clinical fellow. I lead my own group at the Medicines Discovery

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Should routine genetic testing be considered for all cases of MND?

17 February 202118 February 2021

Reading Time: 9 minutesA paper arising from research carried out at the University of Sheffield as part of the AMBRoSIA biobank, and in collaboration with the international Project

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31st Symposium: Virtual Healthcare

Health and social care retrospective: Virtual Symposium 2020

13 January 202120 April 2022

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Virtual Highlights’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content of some of the talks and posters

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Boosting energy in nerve cells is a promising target for MND treatments

7 January 20215 February 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutesA study conducted by researchers at the Euan MacDonald Centre at the University of Edinburgh has shed light on how improving the function of mitochondria

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31st Symposium: Virtual MND Research

Virtual Symposium: Through the eyes of an early career MND researcher

22 December 202022 December 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Virtual Highlights’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content of some of the talks and posters

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