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Connecting with the next generation of MND researchers

27 May 2020

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs you may be aware, due to the coronavirus situation we postponed our Early Career Researcher Workshop and MND Conference which was all set to

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Students support MND research awareness with a conference

21 April 20204 June 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutesSoon after 8 medical students at the University of Southampton volunteered for the Motor Neurone Disease Association (with their local Southampton and Winchester branch) and

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TUDCA-ALS has started recruiting in the UK

25 November 201928 August 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesTUDCA-ALS is a European Consortium (funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 grant) involving top researchers from seven countries across Europe (see Figure

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Drug repurposing – harnessing the positive side effects of ‘old school’ drugs

27 March 201920 May 2020

Reading Time: 7 minutesIs it possible that a drug that treats congestive heart failure could improve respiration in people with MND? Or that a drug used to treat

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Our Visit to a Brain Bank

21 December 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesBrain banks are a vital resource in MND research. The MRC London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank was established in 1989. It is part of King’s College

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AMBRoSIA – our biggest ever research project

12 September 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe AMBRoSIA (A Multicentre Biomarker Resource Strategy In ALS) project is our biggest, most ambitious research undertaking to date. The project funding began in August,

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Evaluating a new neck support for people living with MND

10 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe know that neck weakness can be a difficult symptom to manage in people with MND, and that the current offering of neck collars and

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TONiC: Creating a quality of life ‘toolkit’ for MND

9 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe MND Association funds several healthcare research projects that aim to improve care and symptom management for people living with MND. One such project is

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Heading in the right direction: Sheffield Support Snood update

23 November 201528 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesUpdate (February 2017): All sites are now closed and not recruiting for participants. If you would like to be added to a waiting list for

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Using video messages to help leave a digital legacy

6 November 201528 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a guest blog, PhD student Oliver Clabburn tells us about his family’s experience of MND and his research interests. He also explains how you

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