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Funding for Gut-sy MND research announced

29 March 20175 May 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday the Reta Lila Weston Trust announced that they will be funding Dr Nikhil Sharma and colleagues at the Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre (LWENC)

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Focus on the research presented in posters in Dublin

29 December 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesOver 100 talks were given at this month’s International Symposium on ALS/MND in Dublin. There were also over 450 posters of research being presented too.

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Prize winning posters in Dublin

23 December 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesAs well as all the networking, debate and new information being shared, the International Symposium on ALS/MND is also a time to celebrate achievements by

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IPG Prize recognises young research talent

7 December 201629 April 2022

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

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New genetic discoveries tell us more about what causes MND – Part 2

27 July 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo sets of MND genetic results were published yesterday. One of these results was about the importance of a new gene called NEK1. The second

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Working together towards a world free from MND

21 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesDuring MND Awareness Month we are highlighting some of the research the MND Association funds in our ‘Project a Day’ series. Today, on global ALS/MND

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Collaborating across Europe to find a cure: ENCALS 2016

27 May 201628 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutes332 delegates, 135 posters, 41 talks, one goal: to cure ALS The European Network for the Cure of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ENCALS) was set up

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Re-evaluating clinical trial guidelines for MND

20 May 201628 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesTo mark International Clinical Trials Day (20 May) we reflect on the ALS Clinical Trials Guidelines workshop that took place in March. The MND Association

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Pesticides linked to increased risk of developing MND

10 May 201628 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe results from a study looking at the possible links between exposure to environmental toxins (found in pesticides) and motor neurone disease (MND) was published

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Come and take part in a dance event to raise awareness of MND research

25 April 201628 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Sunday 8 May there’s a chance to see ( and possibly take part in) an interactive dance performance about MND research called ‘Action Potential’.

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