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24th Symposium: Milan 2013 MND Research News Symposium

Genetic testing – guidelines needed suggest researchers

6 December 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND began in Milan today with a record number of over 950 delegates attending to hear the latest news in

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24th Symposium: Milan 2013 MND Research Symposium

The Symposium – a grantee’s perspective

29 November 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND is now only one week away! We’re busy making final preparations and getting ready to report from the event, whilst

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MND Research Models of MND News Research we fund

Same disease.. two very different mice!

14 November 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe exact course, duration and rate of progression of MND often varies greatly from person to person; even when there is a known family history

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24th Symposium: Milan 2013 MND Research Symposium

The symposium programme committee

5 November 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND is now only one month away and we are now beginning to make the final preparations for the meeting.

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24th Symposium: Milan 2013 MND Research Symposium

Demystifying the symposium

30 October 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe International Symposium on ALS/MND is the largest MND-specific conference in the world, which is expected to attract over 900 delegates this year. The planning of

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MND Research News Treatments

A view from the President

11 October 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter we posted yesterday’s blog (Thursday 10 October) about Giovanna Mallucci’s research in Leicester, we received a report on the story from the President of the

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Healthcare MND Research News Research we fund

Screening for Cognitive and Behavioural Change in MND

4 October 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesMND Association-funded researcher Dr Sharon Abrahams (University of Edinburgh) has recently published an article on the Edinburgh Cognitive ALS Screen (ECAS) in the prestigious journal

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The UK MND DNA Bank opens its doors to researchers around the world

1 October 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesBy 2011 the UK motor neurone disease (MND) DNA Bank had collected over 3,000 samples from people living with MND in the UK, their family

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Researchers in Australia identify how blue-green algae may cause some cases of MND

26 September 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesA toxin known as β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA), which is found in blue-green algae, has been shown to cause proteins inside cells to clump together and cause cell

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MND Research News Unproven treatments

Unproven treatments: Have you really got nothing to lose by trying it?

16 September 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe only ‘proven’ treatment to slow the progression of MND is Riluzole. There are, however, many organisations offering expensive ‘unproven’ and ‘alternative’ treatments for MND.

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