Reading Time: 2 minutes Thanks to funding and some strategic ‘match-making’ by the MND Association, a new drug may have taken one step closer to beginning clinical trials in
Reading Time: 4 minutes And the answers to our Christmas Quiz are: How many neurones does a human have? Billions Which animal has the largest brain? Bottlenose dolphin How
Reading Time: 3 minutes Yesterday’s announcement by the biotechnology company Trophos SA of the lack of effectiveness of their compound olesoxime adds to the long list of drugs that
22nd Symposium: Sydney 2011 Causes and disease mechanisms Markers of Disease Progression Models of MND Symposium
Promising news for keeping the motor neurone neighbourhood safe
Reading Time: 2 minutes There was standing room only in the first of the dedicated scientific sessions of the Symposium last week. All had gathered to hear Prof Stan
Reading Time: 2 minutes We organise the International Symposium on ALS/MND every year, and it is regarded as the premier medical conference on MND and a highlight of the
Reading Time: < 1 minute Attending a three day scientific meeting is quite an intense experience, my brain has been working hard and by this morning, there were leaks of
Reading Time: 3 minutes Models of MND are important both to understand the causes of MND and to quickly, efficiently and accurately screen and develop new treatments for it.
Reading Time: 3 minutes “After a time where patients and sponsors of trials alike had become disheartened about the lack of positive clinical trials, it is exciting to see
Reading Time: 4 minutes With the huge advances in biology, it can seem that areas such as brain scanning are relatively stagnant, but we are starting to see a