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Our DNA Bank: the times they are a changing…

28 October 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis autumn sees an exciting new development in the MND Association’s DNA Bank. Researchers can now use the samples within it to understand why motor

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The importance of tissue in MND research

25 October 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesDr Robin Highley from the Sheffield Institute of Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), which is based at the University of Sheffield, has written a special ‘guest blog’

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New inherited MND-causing gene identified – TUBA4A

22 October 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesAn international team of researchers, led by MND Association-funded researchers based at King’s College London, have identified mistakes in the TUBA4A gene as a new

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Neuralstem news

25 September 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 22 September 2014 Neuralstem announced the results from their long-term follow up of three participants who were involved in their initial phase I safety

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AGM Question

17 September 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesA question was submitted to the Association’s AGM last weekend, which could only be answered in brief at the time, due to the number of

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The Institute of Neurology – a hidden gem for MND research

5 September 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesQueen’s Square in London, a green and calm space tucked behind the busy Russell Square, is known for the famous National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. One of

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Working towards a world free of MND

25 August 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesOver the last few days and weeks the money being raised for the MND ice bucket challenge has risen unexpectedly and astonishingly. As a scientist,

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Very ‘ice’ research

22 August 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe ALS #icebucketchallenge, which started in America, has now well and truly hit the UK! The social media craze has seen thousands of people getting

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Toxic proteins may cause motor neurones to die in C9orf72 MND

7 August 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesMND Association and Alzheimer’s Research UK-funded researchers from University College London have identified that toxic proteins may cause motor neurones to die in C9orf72 MND

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From genes to the clinic: MND Association and ALS Association-funded researcher wins the ENCALS Young Investigator Award 2014

5 August 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter attending the ENCALS meeting in May I was busy scheduling the ‘blog a day’ in June, which meant I didn’t get chance to actually

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