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Searching for new biomarkers for MND

29 August 202429 August 2024

Reading Time: 6 minutesLast month we hosted our annual event for early career researchers (ECRs) in the UK. MND EnCouRage UK is a two day event which aims

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Celebrating the contribution of Women to MND research

9 February 20249 February 2024

Reading Time: 7 minutesEach year the 11th of February sees the world recognise and celebrate the contributions of women in science. The International day of Women and Girls

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On the seventh day of Christmas MND research gave to me: Seven research strategy themes

31 December 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes“On the seventh day of Christmas MND research gives to you… our SEVEN research strategy themes” It’s New Year’s eve, a time to look back

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25th Symposium: Brussels 2014 Markers of Disease Progression MND Research News Symposium

Neurofilaments show promise as biomarker candidates for MND

6 December 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesSaturday afternoon saw the 25th International Symposium on ALS/MND expand from two to three sessions running in parallel. Times have changed from the early years of

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25th Symposium: Brussels 2014 Clinical Trials Symposium Treatments

What is needed to advance a drug candidate into clinical trials?

5 December 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 25th International Symposium on ALS/MND began today in Brussels, Belgium. More than 900 delegates joined the opening session to hear Dr Alfred Sandrock from

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Markers of Disease Progression MND Research Research we fund

The ALS biomarkers study: a journey into the disease

26 June 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesDr Andrea Malaspina is an Association-funded researcher investigating biomarkers, or ‘biological fingerprints’ of MND. Here he blogs about working with patients and basic science. I

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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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