Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is recent evidence to suggest that Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs) may be involved in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). HERV-K has been directly linked to
Category: Clinical Trials
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt’s been over a month since the announcement by the FDA of their decision to licence edaravone / Radicava for people with MND in the
Reading Time: 4 minutesEach year, the MND Association dedicates the month of June to raising MND awareness. This year, we focus on the eyes – in most people
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Friday 5 May in America, the FDA, the organisation that approves drugs, announced that they’d granted a licence for the drug known as a
27th Symposium: Dublin 2016 Causes and disease mechanisms Clinical Trials MND Research News Symposium
Prize winning posters in Dublin
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
Reading Time: 2 minutesA few months ago we wrote an article about the ALS Clinical Trials Workshop which took place in Virginia, USA. Since then the Guidelines Working
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
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe recent announcement about the use of stem cells to treat a form of multiple sclerosis (MS), together with early results from the BrainStorm stem
Reading Time: 5 minutesClinical trials determine if potential treatments are safe and aim to prove beyond reasonable doubt whether a drug is beneficial. They are therefore the gold
Reading Time: 3 minutesBar a few bacteria usually found hitching a ride on our dental plaque and digestive system, every living cell in the human body needs oxygen.