Reading Time: 3 minutesWhilst we believe that there are currently around 5,000 adults in the UK living with MND at any one time, the precise figure is not
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is the MND Register? The MND Register is a major five year project that aims to collect and store information about every person living
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Preclinical and Prodromal ALS session focused on early diagnosis of MND and the use of biomarkers to reveal early signs of the disease. A key approach to this type of research is to use a
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Finding new treatments for MND
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe global MND research community is once again preparing for one of the most anticipated events of the year—the 36th International Symposium on ALS/MND. This annual
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Understanding what goes wrong in MND
Reading Time: 7 minutesOur DNA contains genes, which are the instructions to make proteins, and proteins are the building blocks of our cells. Changes to the instructions in genes can affect not only what proteins are made, but how proteins are made. Understanding the changes in genes and proteins that are linked to MND can help us to understand what goes wrong in MND and why.
Reading Time: 6 minutesMND doesn’t just affect movement – it can also impact thinking and behaviour. Research has suggested that around a third of people with MND also develop changes to their thinking and learning, language and communication and behaviour and emotions. For some people with MND, these changes may be a sign of a type of dementia, known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
Reading Time: 7 minutesMND affect cells in the brain and spinal cord, including motor neurons, which connect the brain to the muscles. This makes it challenging to study the disease in people with MND, because researchers cannot take biopsies of cells from brains or spinal cords in the same way that can be done for some other diseases. Therefore, researchers must find other ways of studying MND, such as using cell models in the lab to help to understand disease biology at a microscopic level.
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Finding treatments and improving care in MND
Reading Time: 7 minutesIt’s that time of year again when we’re counting down to the annual International Symposium on ALS/MND! This year marks the 35th Symposium, the largest scientific
Reading Time: 6 minutesIt’s that time of year again when we’re counting down to the annual International Symposium on ALS/MND! This year marks the 35th Symposium, the largest scientific
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Pre-symptomatic detection and early diagnosis in MND
Reading Time: 6 minutesIt’s that time of year again when we’re counting down to the annual International Symposium on ALS/MND! This year marks the 35th Symposium, the largest scientific