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31st Symposium: Virtual MND Research News Symposium

It’s the most ‘science-y’ time of the year …

2 December 20202 December 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s that time of year again. With just a week to go until the 31st International Symposium on ALS/MND, we thought we’d bring you an

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MND Research

SPiQE – new analytical tool digs deeper into fasciculations

5 November 20205 November 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutesCristina Cabassi is an honorary research assistant investigating fasciculations in people with MND. In this guest blog she tells us a little about herself and

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Clinical Trials MND Research News Treatments

Update on the CENTAUR trial: open label extension data

20 October 202020 October 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesA centaur was a creature from Greek mythology which was half-man and half-horse. Despite such an unusual appearance such a combination could have its advantages.

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Healthcare MND Research Treatments

Optimising NIV care in MND

15 October 202020 October 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesGuest researcher blog post written by Lucy Musson. My name is Lucy Musson and I am a Research Assistant working at the Sheffield Institute for

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Understanding family experiences of inherited MND: developing a new web resource on Healthtalk.org

7 October 20207 October 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesGuest researcher blog post written by Jade Howard. Hello, my name is Jade Howard and I am a second year PhD student from The Health

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Clinical Trials MND Research News

Latest news from the CENTAUR trial puts AMX0035 in the mix

4 September 202030 September 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis week saw the publication of the Phase 2/3 trial results of the experimental drug cocktail, AMX0035, developed by the pharmaceutical company, Amylyx, and carried

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Does the glymphatic system play a role in MND?

27 August 202027 August 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesAt last year’s International Symposium on ALS/MND in Perth, Australia, Professor Jeffrey Iliff talked about the glymphatic system (C1 in abstract book) – a series

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Studentship success – next steps for Matthew Nolan

11 August 202011 August 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutesGuest researcher blog post written by Matthew Nolan. My name is Matthew, I’m currently a post-doctoral researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Toxicity of cerebrospinal fluid in ALS/MND

7 August 20207 August 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesA systematic review of existing scientific literature, performed by a team of researchers led by Dr Arpan Mehta, MRC/MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Clinical Fellow

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

The FUS with faulty mitochondria – the powerhouse of the cell

3 August 202031 July 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesGuest researcher blog post written by Darija Šoltić. Originally from Croatia, I came to the UK to do my PhD in neuroscience, where I worked

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