Reading Time: 7 minutesEach year we host the International Symposium on ALS/MND in December and this is the largest medical and scientific conference specific to MND. The 34th
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Reuniting the MND community at the 34th International Symposium on ALS/MND
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter 3 years of online events, the MND research and healthcare community reunited in-person at the 34th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Basel, Switzerland! From
Symposium Preview: Meet the Symposium Communications Ambassadors
Reading Time: 7 minutesEach year at the Symposium, there is a huge amount of research presented on a range of topics from across the globe. With the Symposium returning to an in-person event this year, we are keen to increase the number of updates we share for those not able to attend, including people living with and affected by MND.
To help us do this, we have launched a new Symposium Communications Ambassador Programme so we can bring more of the research from the Symposium to non-scientific audiences. This programme was open for applications from early career researchers working in MND, who were interested in helping us shine a light on MND research happening across the world. This year we have 5 early career researchers taking part in the Programme, who will gain experience and new skills in communicating research to different audiences. Before, during and after the Symposium our Ambassador’s will be helping us to share the latest research with the MND community.
Symposium Preview: Meet the ALS/MND Plenary Speakers…Part 1
Reading Time: 7 minutesAs the research team count down to this year’s International Symposium on ALS/MND, we will be posting blogs throughout November to give you a snapshot
Reading Time: 4 minutesMy name is Florence and I’m doing a PhD in artificial intelligence (AI) enabled healthcare at University College London. My research is specifically investigating how AI techniques can be used to improve the prediction of how quickly somebody’s disease will progress in motor neurone disease.
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: 5 minutesThe MND clinical trial landscape has grown vastly over the last decade and this has led to increased opportunities for people with MND to take
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt is known that people with MND experience different symptoms, and these are not just movement related. People with MND can experience difficulty speaking, breathing