Reading Time: 4 minutesAnd 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 minutesYesterday’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
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWe 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 minuteAttending 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 minutesModels of MND are important both to understand the causes of MND and to quickly, efficiently and accurately screen and develop new treatments for it.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the huge advances in biology, it can seem that areas such as brain scanning are relatively stagnant, but we are starting to see a