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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News

New research: Is there a link between rugby and MND?

4 October 20225 October 2022

Reading Time: 6 minutesOn Tuesday 4 October 2022, a new paper was published which investigated the risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease, such as MND, among former Scottish

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Clinical Trials MND Research News Treatments

What does the FDA approval of AMX0035 mean for the UK MND community?

30 September 202210 October 2022

Reading Time: 6 minutesOn 29th September 2022 AMX0035, a treatment for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States.

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News

Revisited: should routine genetic testing be considered for all cases of MND?

27 September 202226 September 2022

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe recent publication of the results from the Phase 3 Tofersen trial, an experimental gene therapy for the treatment of MND in people with a

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ENCALS 2022 highlights: award-winning research

7 July 20227 July 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesEvery year at the European Network to Cure ALS (ENCALS) meeting, the Young Investigator award is presented to the brightest and best young scientist in

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Behind the research… ENCALS 2022 Conference Highlights

17 June 202217 June 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMembers of the research recently attended the 20th European Network for the Cure of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ENCALS) meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 1-3rd of June

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Clinical Trials MND Research News

12 MND clinical trial updates to keep an eye out for in 2022 – Part 2

13 April 202224 June 2022

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis year is set to be an exciting time for MND research, and we are especially hopeful that MND clinical trials will take centre stage

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Models of MND News

New discovery reveals why mysterious genetic variant impacts ALS severity

24 February 20222 August 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutesMy name is Oscar Wilkins and I am a PhD student working with Professors Pietro Fratta (recipient of a MND Association Research Fellowship) and Jernej

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MND Research News

Connecting Patient Data and Artificial Intelligence to Advance MND Research

3 August 20213 August 2021

Reading Time: 5 minutes“The search for new drugs to help MND patients is a long and challenging one, but it is one where we are beginning to see

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Clinical Trials MND Research News

Updates on Tofersen Trials for SOD1-MND

21 July 202129 January 2025

Reading Time: 7 minutesGlobal biotechnology company Biogen has announced plans to make tofersen, a potential treatment for people whose MND is believed to be driven by mutations in

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Star Cells dance and film event increases MND research awareness

28 June 202128 June 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe were delighted to be invited to take part in ‘Star Cells’, a science-inspired performance art project in support of the Motor Neurone Disease Association,

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