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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News

The TBK1 jigsaw puzzle

25 March 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing on from the identification of the gene TBK1 as a contributory risk factor for MND in February, the plot thickens further with research published yesterday

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News

Researchers identify the TBK1 gene as a risk factor in MND

23 February 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesPublished on 19 February 2015 in the Journal Science, an international team of scientists have found mutations in the gene TBK1 as a contributory risk factor in MND.

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Buckets more research – some of our plans for the Ice Bucket Challenge money

12 February 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesToday’s announcement of the difference the ALS / MND ice bucket challenge has made included a number of areas of research investment. You’ll be hearing

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New fellowship awarded to further our understanding of RNA in MND

1 February 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesDr Pietro Fratta (University College London) received his initial Training Fellowship through the MND Association/ Medical Research Council (MRC) Lady Edith Wolfson Programme in 2010.

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Research priorities in palliative and end of life care

15 January 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a fitting start to a new year, the results of the Palliative and End of Life Care Priority Setting Partnership top 10 priorities for

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Measuring the nerve impulse

12 January 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesResearchers identify that loss of nerve signalling may be an early sign of MND Published in Nature Communications on 12 January 2015, Association-funded PhD student Anna-Claire

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SOD1 Stuff

7 December 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesWith all the talk of new gene discoveries in recent years, the Sunday morning scientific session returned to the original discovery in 1993 that mutations

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Gastrostomy in MND: Progress in ProGas

7 December 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs well as biomedical research, we fund healthcare research to lead to better symptom management and support for people living with MND. On the final

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The causes of MND – what about head injury?

6 December 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesHead injury has been a hot topic in the media in relation to MND. I also receive a number of enquiries from people living with

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Heads up! The Sheffield Support Snood

6 December 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring the second day of the symposium Association-funded researcher, Dr Chris McDermott, presented his highly anticipated research on a new neck support for people living

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