Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 35th International Symposium on ALS/MND, organised by the MND Association, was held on 6-8 December 2024 and welcomed over 1200 delegates to Montreal, Canada
Category: Markers of Disease Progression
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is a guest blog by Kelly Siemund from the University of Leipzig in Germany. I am an early-career researcher in neuroscience, specifically working on
Reading Time: 6 minutesLast month we hosted our annual event for early career researchers (ECRs) in the UK. MND EnCouRage UK is a two day event which aims
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: 6 minutesPlease note that this blog talks about sensitive topics such as death and tissue donation throughout. Researchers use many different tools to increase our understanding
Developing a potential microRNA blood test for ALS diagnosis
Reading Time: 4 minutesI’m Hannah, a PhD student from the University of Nottingham, and a Communications Ambassador for the 34th International Symposium on ALS/MND that took place in
Reading Time: 5 minutesHi, my name is Avril Mc Tague. I am undertaking a Ph.D. at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland as part of the Multidisciplinary Innovation and Research Advancing Neurological care in a Digital Age (MIRANDA) doctoral award programme. This is funded by the Health Research Board in Ireland. I was one of five symposium communication ambassadors at last year’s international symposium.
Celebrating the contribution of Women to MND research
Reading Time: 7 minutesEach year the 11th of February sees the world recognise and celebrate the contributions of women in science. The International day of Women and Girls
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