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Meet Katie, the newest member of the Research Team

4 August 20265 August 2026 Katie

MND EnCouRage UK 2026: celebrating five years of supporting early career researchers

17 July 202617 July 2026 Libby

FaTHoM day 2026: Supporting families affected by inherited MND and FTD       

3 July 202630 July 2026 Eleanor

Clinical trials to look out for in 2026

9 April 20265 June 2026 Eleanor

Catching up with the 2024 Poster prize candidates

4 March 202611 August 2026 Kiran

Celebrating Early Career MND Researchers through the International Symposium on ALS/MND Poster Prize

23 February 202611 August 2026 Kiran
Get involved with research News

Connecting with the next generation of MND researchers

27 May 202011 August 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs you may be aware, due to the coronavirus situation we postponed our Early Career Researcher Workshop and MND Conference which was all set to

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Students support MND research awareness with a conference

21 April 202011 August 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutesSoon after 8 medical students at the University of Southampton volunteered for the Motor Neurone Disease Association (with their local Southampton and Winchester branch) and

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MND Research News

10 years of the MND Research Blog

14 April 202011 August 2026

Reading Time: 6 minutesToday marks 10 years since the MND Association’s research blog first started, making it our ‘blogiversary’. It officially began with a welcome post from our

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News

CYLD: New FTD and MND gene identified

7 April 202011 August 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesDue to the collaboration, hard work and partnerships with people affected by motor neurone disease (MND) who generously take part in research, new pieces of

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MND Research

‘Hero’ proteins assemble to stop toxic clumps

31 March 202011 August 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutesMuch like fictional superheroes who are dedicated to protecting the vulnerable with their supernatural abilities, a newly discovered class of ‘Hero’ proteins with unusual properties

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30th Symposium: Perth 2019 Healthcare MND Research

Dysphagia and nutritional management: Highlights from Perth

10 January 202011 August 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Highlights from Perth’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content of some of the talks and

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30th Symposium: Perth 2019 Healthcare MND Research

Carer and family support: Highlights from Perth

7 January 202011 August 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Points from Perth’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content from some of the talks and

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30th Symposium: Perth 2019 MND Research News

Global Walk to D’feet MND: Highlights from Perth

2 January 202011 August 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve stepped into the New Year! As part of the 30th International Symposium, the first ever Global Walk to D’Feet MND took place to raise

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30th Symposium: Perth 2019 MND Research News

The Symp Awards 2019: Highlights from Perth

27 December 201911 August 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutesOn top of all the sharing of research and networking, the International Symposium is a time to celebrate the huge achievements of individuals/teams that contribute

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30th Symposium: Perth 2019 Clinical Trials Markers of Disease Progression MND Research Treatments

Clinical Trials (Part 2) – Posters: Highlights from Perth

20 December 201911 August 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog is part of the ‘Highlights from Perth’ collection of articles, where you can read about the content of some of the talks and

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