Reading Time: 5 minutesEach year, MND Associations across the globe mark 21 June as a special day of recognition, acknowledging the impact that MND has on people around
Category: Models of MND
Reading Time: 4 minutesA research paper published recently has investigated the effect of a compound called ‘NU-9’ in mice models of MND. Before we go on, it is
Reading Time: 4 minutesGuest researcher blog post: My name is Sophie Nyberg and I am a neuroscientist currently working in the Lighthouse COVID-19 testing labs in Alderley Park,
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How animals are helping to improve our understanding of MND
Reading Time: 6 minutes‘From antibiotics and insulin to blood transfusions and treatments for cancer or HIV, virtually every medical achievement in the past century has depended directly or
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe research team frequently gets asked about the effectiveness of alternative therapies and their use as treatments for MND. Here we report on a recent
Reading Time: 6 minutesA new model of MND in mice made using CRISPR technology to edit TDP-43. The mice have cognitive changes and have uncovered new insights into MND- FTD mechanisms.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn April 2016, Dr Jackie Mitchell gave a talk at the Regional Conference in Gatwick to explain the aims of her three year MND Association
Reading Time: 2 minutesI firmly believe that the quality of research is only as good as the researcher doing it, which is why the MND Association places a
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe MND Association are funding Prof Kevin Talbot, Dr Ruxandra Dafinca (née Mutihac) and colleagues at the University of Oxford, who are investigating the link
Reading Time: 2 minutesInduced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology has enabled researchers to create and study living human motor neurones in the lab, derived originally from patient skin