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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News

Revisited: should routine genetic testing be considered for all cases of MND?

27 September 202226 September 2022

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe recent publication of the results from the Phase 3 Tofersen trial, an experimental gene therapy for the treatment of MND in people with a

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Travel disruptions: transport along neurones in MND

23 August 20222 August 2024

Reading Time: 6 minutesA newly published paper in Acta Neuropathologica Communications has shed light on the behaviour of healthy motor neurones compared to motor neurones found in MND.

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New discovery reveals why mysterious genetic variant impacts ALS severity

24 February 20222 August 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutesMy name is Oscar Wilkins and I am a PhD student working with Professors Pietro Fratta (recipient of a MND Association Research Fellowship) and Jernej

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Written in the stars – do astrocytes hold the key to motor neurone death?

2 February 20222 February 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesYears ago, it was believed that it was only the motor neurones, the long nerve cells that carry messages from the brain to the muscles

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Drug discovery and development

23 November 20212 August 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is blog number 17 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green type correspond

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32nd International Symposium: meet our plenary speakers (part 2)

17 November 202123 November 2021

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis is blog number 13 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green type correspond

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Understanding MND

15 November 202120 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is blog number 11 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green type correspond

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Do lifestyle and environment play a part in MND?

3 November 202123 November 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is blog number 3 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green text correspond

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Genetics and MND

2 November 202123 November 2021

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is blog number two in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green text correspond

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Driving MND Research through our Project grants and more

25 June 202120 April 2022

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

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