Reporting from the 21st International Symposium on ALS/MND
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sharing information at the symposium is what it’s all about. Today, Randall Kaye, chief medical officer from Avanir Pharmaceuticals, chose the symposium to give a presentation on a newly approved FDA drug for emotional lability (uncontrollable laughter and crying) called Nueudexta. Emotional lability is a symptom that is experienced by some people living with MND. Nuedexta is actually…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Talks on RNA biology are new to the symposium this year as it is the newest puzzle piece to the expanding list of possible cellular causes of MND. So why is RNA biology important to MND and what is it all about? RNA stands for ‘ribonucleic acid’ and plays a vital role in the creation…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The International Symposium on ALS/MND has now begun! As researchers, clinicians and health and social care professionals from around the world came together in the opening session, the room began to buzz with excitement and anticipation for this year’s three day conference to begin. Most were lucky enough to grab a seat, but as all…
Reading Time: < 1 minute As the symposium grows ever nearer, the daunting task of setting up the poster session was upon us. As we entered the poster room this morning we were met with a blank canvas of 100 empty poster boards, each of which are capable of holding four posters. With a deep breath, we mentally prepared ourselves for…
Reading Time: 3 minutes We arrived in Florida yesterday evening. This morning it was a case of getting to know where everything is – I can tell that we are going to be getting our daily exercise just by walking from one end of the hotel to the other! As the day gradually warmed up I resisted the pull…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fortunately, our flight over here was plain sailing, with no delays due to weather. However, with two of our group being nervous flyers, this didn’t matter! On our arrival to the hotel (which is magnificent!) we had a walkthrough of where the conference rooms and poster presentation room will be held in. The poster presentation…
Reading Time: 2 minutes We organise the International Symposium on ALS/MND every year and it is regarded by the global MND research and healthcare communities as the conference to hear about and discuss advances in their respective fields. In two weeks time, we’ll be in Orlando, Florida making our final preparations for this years’ three day conference that begins…
Reading Time: < 1 minute This week has seen a whirlwind of activity – and saw what seemed like never-ending rain, for Northampton at least! But as the week is drawing to a close, the sun has made a guest appearance and we’ve made headway with planning for the symposium which is now less than four months away. For the past…
