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More clues to the inner workings of the C9orf72 gene

4 April 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutesContinuing the ‘gene hunting theme’ on from our last blog post on Project MinE, a recently published study has shed more light on the C9orf72

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Hunting for clues about the genetic causes of FTD and MND

9 October 20152 August 2024

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 Models of MND Research we fund

Pretty ‘fly’ for a fruit fly

27 January 20152 August 2024

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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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

The power of a blot!

1 January 201520 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring December and November the Research Development team receive a number of Christmas presents from our funded researchers. These presents come in the form of

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

Toxic proteins may cause motor neurones to die in C9orf72 MND

7 August 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesMND Association and Alzheimer’s Research UK-funded researchers from University College London have identified that toxic proteins may cause motor neurones to die in C9orf72 MND

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

The MND Researchers Bake off Champion!

25 July 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs well as helping out with our ‘blog a day’ during MND Awareness Month, we also asked our researchers to get involved in ‘baking’ to become

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Human Motor Neurones

19 June 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesDr Jakub Scaber is a Medical Research Council (MRC)/  MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Clinical Research Fellow who works in Professor Kevin Talbot’s Laboratory at the

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Causes and disease mechanisms

The UK MND DNA Bank 6 months on…

11 June 201420 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesIt’s been six months since the UK MND DNA Bank (DNA Bank) opened its doors to researchers around the world, so what has been happening to

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

Tilting the scales

7 December 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe know that in the 5-10% of cases where there is a strong family history of MND, there is likely to be a genetic cause

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24th Symposium: Milan 2013 MND Research News Symposium

Genetic testing – guidelines needed suggest researchers

6 December 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 24th International Symposium on ALS/MND began in Milan today with a record number of over 950 delegates attending to hear the latest news in

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