Reading Time: 4 minutesJanine Kirby is a Non-Clinical Reader in Neurogenetics and is celebrating 20 years in motor neurone disease (MND) research this month. Here she tells us
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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesMechanical ventilation for people with motor neurone disease (MND) is a sensitive and little discussed topic. Yesterday’s respiratory management session of the International Symposium on
Reading Time: 5 minutesDifferent ways to support breathing were the main focus of the second clinical session on day two of the Symposium. Researchers from two MND Association
Reading Time: 2 minutesKaren Pearce, the MND Association’s Director of Care, blogs about presenting the Association’s wheelchair project at the Allied Professionals Forum, which happened prior to the
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery day there are two sets of talks going on at the same time during the International Symposium. On Saturday morning there was a symmetry