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What is the deal with magnetic fields?

30 March 20175 May 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesA recently published paper exploring the connection between occupational risk factors and MND has sparked lots of interest, especially by the media. The study in

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27th Symposium: Dublin 2016 Causes and disease mechanisms Clinical Trials MND Research News Symposium

Prize winning posters in Dublin

23 December 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesAs well as all the networking, debate and new information being shared, the International Symposium on ALS/MND is also a time to celebrate achievements by

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27th Symposium: Dublin 2016 MND Research Symposium

Welcome to the International Symposium on ALS/MND in Dublin

7 December 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesToday marks the beginning of the next year in MND research around the world, or at least it certainly feels like that! It is the

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Could a Diabetes drug be useful in treating MND?

2 August 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesToday we announce a new collaboration for a preclinical research study on the diabetes drug liraglutide, in the hope that positive results will lead to

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ALS/MND Clinical Trial Guidelines: your opportunity to comment!

29 July 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesA few months ago we wrote an article about the ALS Clinical Trials Workshop which took place in Virginia, USA. Since then the Guidelines Working

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New genetic discoveries tell us more about what causes MND – Part 2

27 July 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo sets of MND genetic results were published yesterday. One of these results was about the importance of a new gene called NEK1. The second

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New genetic discoveries tell us more about what causes MND – Part 1

26 July 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutesToday some exciting news about the genetics of MND was published in the scientific journal Nature Genetics. The results come in two research papers published

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Working together towards a world free from MND

21 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesDuring MND Awareness Month we are highlighting some of the research the MND Association funds in our ‘Project a Day’ series. Today, on global ALS/MND

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Stem cell trials in the news

20 January 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe recent announcement about the use of stem cells to treat a form of multiple sclerosis (MS), together with early results from the BrainStorm stem

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26th Symposium: Orlando 2015 MND Research Symposium

Changing the way we think about the causes of MND

12 December 201528 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesAdult onset condition, those with genetic mutations associated with the disease don’t get it until they’re adults, starts in one place and then it spreads,

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