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24th Symposium: Milan 2013 Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News Research we fund Symposium

Physical activity and MND – is there a link?

8 December 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe results of new research investigating a link between physical activity and MND was presented by the University of Sheffield research group in the late-breaking

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News Research we fund

The UK MND DNA Bank opens its doors to researchers around the world

1 October 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesBy 2011 the UK motor neurone disease (MND) DNA Bank had collected over 3,000 samples from people living with MND in the UK, their family

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The C9orf72 mystery begins to unravel even more of its secrets

5 April 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn 2011 an international team of scientists, including three MND Association-funded researchers, identified the elusive C9orf72 gene located on Chromosome 9. Since this ground-breaking discovery,

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Happy New Year – Quiz answers and round up of 2011!

1 January 201213 April 2022

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

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Why we need biomarkers

14 December 2011

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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22nd Symposium: Sydney 2011 Markers of Disease Progression MND Research

Windows to the brain

2 December 2011

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

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Record breaking number of summary applications received

1 November 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs posted recently, we are just starting our next research grant application round – and the number of summary applications received broke the record set

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Stephanie Rainey-Smith completes (and passes!) her MND PhD studentship

2 July 20108 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesStephanie Rainey-Smith (pictured left) has recently passed her MND Association funded PhD studentship. Congratulations Stephanie! This studentship was somewhat different from the others that we fund as it

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