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Hunting for clues about the genetic causes of FTD and MND

9 October 20152 August 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday we published an introductory blog on frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and described how it is sometimes found in combination with MND. Today we are looking

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Do retroviruses contribute to the common, sporadic form of MND?

1 October 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesNew research from scientists at the American National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda suggest that they might. In a research paper published

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Formaldehyde exposure and increased risk of developing MND

15 July 201528 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesA new study published yesterday in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (JNNP) highlights the link between increased exposure to formaldehyde and an increased risk of

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Oxidation Resistance 1 – tackling oxidative stress

10 June 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesMND Association-funded researchers, Prof Dame Kay Davies and Dr Peter Oliver, both based at the University of Oxford, have identified the oxidation resistance 1 (OXR1)

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Breaking the Human Genome Code

1 April 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesProfessor Winston Hide gave his inaugural lecture on 17 March, during Brain Awareness week, entitled ‘breaking the human genome code – opening Pandora’s box’, which you can watch

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The TBK1 jigsaw puzzle

25 March 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing on from the identification of the gene TBK1 as a contributory risk factor for MND in February, the plot thickens further with research published yesterday

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Researchers identify the TBK1 gene as a risk factor in MND

23 February 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesPublished on 19 February 2015 in the Journal Science, an international team of scientists have found mutations in the gene TBK1 as a contributory risk factor in MND.

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Pretty ‘fly’ for a fruit fly

27 January 20152 August 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes  Dr Frank Hirth is one of the world’s leading fruit fly MND researchers. Based at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College

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On the twelfth day of Christmas MND research gave to me: twelve – a low number of authors on a research paper

5 January 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe final day of our ‘twelve days of Christmas’ blogs has arrived. We hope you’ve enjoyed our festive overview of 2014 and we look forward

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The power of a blot!

1 January 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring December and November the Research Development team receive a number of Christmas presents from our funded researchers. These presents come in the form of

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