Reading Time: 7 minutesLast month, we hosted the 35th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Montreal, Canada. The International Symposium brings together researchers, healthcare professionals and people with and affected
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MND EnCouRage UK: Supporting the future leaders of MND research
Reading Time: 7 minutesIncreasing our understanding of MND, improving care and finding new potential treatments for the disease relies upon very talented and dedicated scientists working in MND
Reading Time: 3 minutesJade and Liam are researchers at Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield. Liam’s work aims to improve healthcare services through technology by involving
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy name is Charlotte and I am a specialist physiotherapist who has worked within the field of MND and neuromuscular disease for many years. Prior to starting my PhD, I worked as the lead physiotherapist on the Neuromuscular Complex Care Centre (NMCCC) at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, part of UCL centre for neuromuscular diseases in London.
Reading Time: 4 minutesLast month we hosted the second MND EnCouRage UK event for early career researchers (ECRs) which aims to support them to continue working in the
Reading Time: 6 minutesTo fight motor neurone disease, we need a steady stream of enthusiastic and passionate scientists who can bring new ideas and push boundaries. Often, we
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe current pace of clinical trials means that there are now more trials testing potential drugs for MND in the UK than ever before. One
Reading Time: 6 minutesMND is a complex disease, and the causes are still not fully understood. Researchers all around the world are working tirelessly on different theories to
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe pace of MND research continues to increase, with more clinical trials underway in the UK, over the last year, than ever before. Adding to this momentum, the clinical platform trial MAGNET (Multi-arm, Adaptive, Group-sequential trial NETwork)has just opened to recruitment in the UK.
Over the last several decades, there have been over 140 clinical trials for MND and unfortunately most of these have not led to effective treatments. More recently, clinical trial design has become more innovative, including the use of platform trials. MAGNET is a platform trial which aims to accelerate the development of new potential treatments for MND by testing multiple drugs simultaneously.
Reading Time: 5 minutesLast year was a really exciting year for MND clinical trials, with more trials recruiting in the UK than ever before, some promising results being