Reading Time: 2 minutes This blog is part of our Symposium Blogathon series – where we are counting down to the 33rd International Symposium. Numbers in bold blue type correspond to the code in the abstract book. Click on the number to be redirected to the full abstract. As a new feature of the Symposium Blogathon, we got in touch…
Reading Time: 2 minutes This blog is part of our Symposium Blogathon series – where we are counting down to the 33rd International Symposium. Numbers in bold blue type correspond to the code in the abstract book. Click on the number to be redirected to the full abstract. As a new feature of the Symposium Blogathon, we got in touch…
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog is part of our Symposium Blogathon series – where we are counting down to the 33rd International Symposium. Numbers in bold blue type correspond to the code in the abstract book. Click on the number to be redirected to the full abstract. Every year, one of the highlights of the Symposium is our…
Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s that time of year again where the research team at the Association are counting down to the start of the largest scientific and medical conference specific to MND, the International Symposium on ALS/MND. This year marks the 33rd Symposium and we will be posting blogs throughout November to give you an insight into what’s…
Reading Time: 5 minutes With planning for the 33rd International Symposium in full swing, we are back chatting to Silverio Conte, Chief of International Relations at Associazione conSLAncio Onlus, about the experiences of last years Symposium and the research the association presented. Associazione conSLAncio Onlus, is an all-volunteer, multidisciplinary Italian ALS Association and you can learn more about them…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Diagnosing disease faster, accurately predicting disease progression, assessing the ability of a new drug to reach its target – I think we’d all agree that these three things are essential requirements for treating all diseases. But how can we achieve this? The answer may lie in biomarkers. In his plenary talk at last year’s International…
Reading Time: 6 minutes As the research team are starting to get stuck into planning our next International Symposium on ALS/MND we are taking a look back at some of the incredible ALS/MND research presented at the 2021 event. As part of our Symposium Spotlight series, we delve into a poster presentation which took a closer look at the…
Reading Time: 5 minutes This is a guest blog written by Danielle Boyce, DPA, MPH, Executive Director, the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research and Answer ALS Research Program; Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Division of Neurology If 2021 taught me anything, it is the difference that one year can make in the fight against motor neuron…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Like many things we take for granted, it’s easy to forget the importance of our saliva. Until we begin to think about it, we are unaware of how much saliva assists our daily functions: digestion, swallowing and speech. However, when people experience a lack of control or changes in their saliva, some of these benefits…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome to the final blog, number 22, in our Symposium Blogathon – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. If you’ve been here since blog number 1, published all the way back at the beginning of November, then well done! I hope you’ve found the blogs interesting and informative. If this is the…
