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The MND Research Journey: Beyond the Lab Bench

13 October 202513 October 2025 Research Information Team
The MND Research Journey

The MND Research Journey: Navigating the first miles

13 October 202513 October 2025 Research Information Team
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Welcome to the Lab

13 October 202513 October 2025 Research Information Team

Behind the Scenes of Peer Review

18 September 202518 September 2025 Eleanor Green

Finding Purpose, Building Connections and Expanding Horizons: Reflections from the MND EnCouRage UK Conference

3 September 20253 September 2025 Research Information Team

Celebrating 10 years of our Non-Clinical Fellowships: looking to the present!

22 August 202522 August 2025 Eleanor Green
Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Physical activity and the odds of developing MND

24 April 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesPhysical activity has always been at the forefront of factors associated with MND, but studies investigating its effect have often been conflicting. The reason why

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Stuck in FUS – the story of arginines, MND and FTD

22 April 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn recent news, a number of press releases highlighted a paper published in the journal Cell, in which scientists, under the leadership of the University

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Models of MND

Mice and Marbles: A CRISPR Model of Motor Neurone Disease

23 March 20182 August 2024

Reading Time: 6 minutesA 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.

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Fathoming MND

19 March 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis article was written by our Senior Clinical Fellow Prof Martin Turner, a Consultant Neurologist at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. “Will it affect my children?”

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MND Research

The ALS RAP

9 March 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutesYesterday, we were delighted to unveil a new research collaboration that we believe will greatly improve the quality and pace of MND research – not only

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MND Research

Work Experience with the Research Development team

21 February 201810 July 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesMy name is Kiera Belson and I have just completed three days of work experience at the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association for an award

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Standing on the shoulders of… Dorothy Hodgkin

31 January 20182 August 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutesOn the way to work last Wednesday, a story on BBC Radio 4 – ‘Today programme’ suddenly grabbed my attention: “February will mark the 100th

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Healthcare MND Research Research we fund

Tackling weight loss in MND – from ProGas to PostGas

16 January 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesSwallowing problems are an incredibly common cause of malnutrition and weight loss in MND patients. To add to this, weight loss in MND is associated

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

It’s not just about the neurones

5 January 20182 August 2024

Reading Time: 5 minutesLong before the latest wave of cellular and molecular biology advances started to give us new information on what was going on at the cellular

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MND Research Symposium

Catch up on Symposium…focus on causes and treatments

22 December 20175 May 2022

Reading Time: 8 minutesFollowing on from our previous catch-up blog on clinical management talks presented at the Symposium, here is a continuation that looks at talks focusing on

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