Reading Time: 5 minutesWith advances in healthcare technologies, more people with MND are now able to live at home supported by equipment such as ventilators and feeding tubes.
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UK clinical trial updates to look out for in 2025
Reading Time: 6 minutesNew and effective treatments for MND are urgently needed and many scientists around the world are working towards this. Throughout 2024, we saw many new
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Symposium Highlights: A Former Carer’s Perspective
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