Reading Time: 4 minutes Some people with MND experience severe swallowing difficulties and it is estimated that over 50% of those with MND are affected by malnutrition and weight loss due to this. These factors are thought to be associated with increased disability and shortened survival, which is why nutrition remains one of the main challenges surrounding disease management. For those with MND who have severe swallowing difficulties, one of the long-term nutritional support options is a gastrostomy (a feeding tube that is inserted directly into the stomach to deliver food, fluids and some medications).
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Research into MND has increased over recent years and we now have a greater understanding of what is happening within the body during the disease.
Reading Time: 5 minutes 8 years ago, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science was created to improve gender equality in science and recognise the invaluable role
Reading Time: 5 minutes 8 years ago, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science was created to improve gender equality in science and recognise the invaluable role women play. Each year the world comes together to celebrate inspirational women of the past, present, and future. While women continue to be under-represented in science globally, the conversation of gender equality in science is much louder than it was.
Reading Time: 4 minutes The exact causes of MND are still unknown and there remain gaps in knowledge which need filling to find effective treatments. It is like a
Reading Time: 5 minutes Last year was a really exciting year for MND clinical trials, with more trials recruiting in the UK than ever before, some promising results being
Reading Time: 4 minutes Last year was a really exciting year for MND clinical trials, with more trials recruiting in the UK than ever before, some promising results being
Reading Time: 4 minutes In 2021, the MND Association, the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and medical research charity LifeArc established a joint fund – the Motor Neuron Disease Translational
33rd Symposium: Virtual Causes and disease mechanisms Healthcare MND Research Research we fund Symposium
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Last week at the 33rd International Symposium on ALS/MND, we heard some exciting updates on a wide range of research happening all over the world. The pace of ALS/MND research has drastically increased over recent years and we now have a better understanding about the underlying biology of the disease which is crucial to being able to identify new potential drug targets.
Reading Time: 6 minutes Over the last year ALS/MND clinical trials have taken centre stage, with more trials than ever opening for recruitment in the UK, the news of promising results from some trials and the approval of drugs by some regulatory authorities. With the year coming to an end, we thought we would roundup some recent clinical trial updates that were presented at the 33rd International Symposium on ALS/MND.