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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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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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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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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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tiRNA: A Newcomer in Motor Neuron Disease

30 June 20207 July 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesGuest researcher blog post written by Elisabeth Jirström: Hi! My name is Elisabeth Jirström and I am a PhD student at Royal College of Surgeons

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Panic at the (Cell’s) Depot

23 June 202023 June 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutesGuest researcher blog post written by Sam Bryce-Smith – sharing his research into changes in ‘post-code’ sequences of RNA, how it continues during the COVID-19

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CYLD: New FTD and MND gene identified

7 April 202020 May 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesDue to the collaboration, hard work and partnerships with people affected by motor neurone disease (MND) who generously take part in research, new pieces of

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30th Symposium: Perth 2019 Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Highlighting MND researchers of the future – part 2

10 December 201916 June 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutesLast week saw the culmination of 12-months of planning as the 30th International Symposium on ALS/MND took place in Perth, Australia. The Symposium brings together

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30th Symposium: Perth 2019 Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Highlighting the MND researchers of the future – part 1

4 December 201920 May 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis week sees the start of the 30th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Perth, Australia. The Symposium brings together the brightest minds from the MND

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30th Symposium: Perth 2019 Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Do the eyes have it? Could Resistant Nerves See Our Way to a Treatment?

30 August 201920 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Science Show on ABC Radio National in Australia, features an interview with Professor Justin Yerbury on Saturday 17th August. The article containing the interview

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