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Screening for Cognitive and Behavioural Change in MND

4 October 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesMND Association-funded researcher Dr Sharon Abrahams (University of Edinburgh) has recently published an article on the Edinburgh Cognitive ALS Screen (ECAS) in the prestigious journal

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The UK MND DNA Bank opens its doors to researchers around the world

1 October 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesBy 2011 the UK motor neurone disease (MND) DNA Bank had collected over 3,000 samples from people living with MND in the UK, their family

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Researchers in Australia identify how blue-green algae may cause some cases of MND

26 September 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesA toxin known as β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA), which is found in blue-green algae, has been shown to cause proteins inside cells to clump together and cause cell

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Attracting Promising Research – Project Grant Applications

19 September 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesSummer has gone and autumn has arrived, which means it is time to open our Online Summary Application Form for our next round of research

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Unproven treatments: Have you really got nothing to lose by trying it?

16 September 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe only ‘proven’ treatment to slow the progression of MND is Riluzole. There are, however, many organisations offering expensive ‘unproven’ and ‘alternative’ treatments for MND.

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New MND Association Lectureship in Translational Neuroscience

29 July 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr Richard Mead based at the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) at the University of Sheffield has been awarded the Kenneth Snowman-MND Association Lectureship

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Stem cells and growth factors: from bench to bedside

24 June 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter a brilliant first day at ENCALS, which included a talk by Dr Johannes Brettschneider, the second day began with a talk by Thierry Latran

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The not so powerful omega-3

18 June 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesOmega-3 fatty acids have been in the media a great deal over recent years. They can lower our risk of heart disease and they may

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The 11th Annual ENCALS meeting highlights how TDP-43 spreads in MND

6 June 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe European Network for a cure of ALS (ENCALS) held its 11th Annual meeting in Sheffield from 31 May to the 2 June. The weekend

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Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Symposium

4 June 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe sun was (uncharacteristically!) shining on Edinburgh last week for a symposium to celebrate the launch of the new Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic. The

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