Reading Time: 3 minutes Whilst we believe that there are currently around 5,000 adults in the UK living with MND at any one time, the precise figure is not
Reading Time: 3 minutes Love them or loath them, the band Steps’ first single ‘5,6,7,8’ was a techno line dance song released in 1998 from their debut album ‘step
Reading Time: 6 minutes UPDATE – The question of whether exercise causes, or contributes towards MND is still very much unanswered. But a recent study by Julian and colleagues (2021) has attempted
Reading Time: 6 minutes Physical activity and MND – part 2 This is part two of our series of blogs looking at links between physical activity and MND. This
Reading Time: 5 minutes Physical activity and MND – part 1 Every month the Research Information team looks at ‘the stats’ for the MND Research blog. These show us
Reading Time: 3 minutes Physical activity has always been at the forefront of factors associated with MND, but studies investigating its effect have often been conflicting. The reason why
Reading Time: 5 minutes In recent news, a number of press releases highlighted a paper published in the journal Cell, in which scientists, under the leadership of the University
Reading Time: 6 minutes A new model of MND in mice made using CRISPR technology to edit TDP-43. The mice have cognitive changes and have uncovered new insights into MND- FTD mechanisms.