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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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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News

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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Focusing on mitochondria – a potential target for early MND treatment?

14 August 20199 July 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesDr Arpan Mehta, one of our Lady Edith Wolfson Clinical Fellows, and his team at the Euan MacDonald Centre at the University of Edinburgh have

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News

Could MND be treated by HIV drugs?

17 July 201920 May 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently published results from the open-label Lighthouse trial investigating safety of the drug Triumeq in people with MND revealed the treatment was safe and ready

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How animals are helping to improve our understanding of MND

26 June 201920 May 2020

Reading Time: 6 minutes‘From antibiotics and insulin to blood transfusions and treatments for cancer or HIV, virtually every medical achievement in the past century has depended directly or

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