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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Understanding and preventing the protein build-up that can cause nerve cells to die

2 June 201611 August 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrior research has already shown that build-up of the protein TDP-43 is found in the majority of cases of MND (irrespective of whether it was

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MND Research News Research we fund

Collaborating across Europe to find a cure: ENCALS 2016

27 May 201611 August 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutes332 delegates, 135 posters, 41 talks, one goal: to cure ALS The European Network for the Cure of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ENCALS) was set up

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MND Research Symposium

“To test or not to test”, that is the question

13 December 201511 August 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesA huge ‘atlas’ mapping the locations of motor neurone disease (MND) causing mutations within the genetic code has been collated. This has followed years of

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Symposium

Spreading the seeds of an idea: MND disease pathology

13 December 201528 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith motor neurone disease (MND), the muscle weakness almost always starts in a single part of the body, with the weakness then spreading to other

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Healthcare Research we fund

Are there differences between FTD alone and FTD-MND?

10 October 201511 August 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe last of our FTD awareness week blog posts is focussing on a healthcare project looking into FTD (frontotemporal dementia) and FTD-MND (FTD when combined with

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Hunting for clues about the genetic causes of FTD and MND

9 October 201511 August 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday we published an introductory blog on frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and described how it is sometimes found in combination with MND. Today we are looking

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Do retroviruses contribute to the common, sporadic form of MND?

1 October 201511 August 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesNew research from scientists at the American National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda suggest that they might. In a research paper published

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Models of MND Research we fund

Pretty ‘fly’ for a fruit fly

27 January 201511 August 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutes  Dr Frank Hirth is one of the world’s leading fruit fly MND researchers. Based at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College

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Posters, posters!

11 December 201411 August 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutesDuring the 25th International Symposium on ALS/MND there were two dedicated sessions for researchers to view over 300 posters. These posters varied from brain imaging

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Is MND/FTD the same as FTD alone?

7 December 201411 August 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesAssociation-funded researcher, Prof Julie Snowden from the University of Manchester was invited to present her research on MND and frontotemporal dementia at this year’s 25th

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