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What causes Motor Neurone Disease?

14 August 202414 August 2024Research Information TeamLeave a comment

Reading Time: 7 minutes The exact causes of motor neurone disease (MND) are currently not known. It is thought a number of genetic, environmental and lifestyle risk factors need to combine before most forms of MND develop. Together, these risk factors may ‘tip the balance’ towards someone developing the disease. Identifying the factors and how they combine will help…

The epidemiology of MND

4 November 202123 November 2021Mandy SpencerLeave a comment

Reading Time: 6 minutes This is blog number 4 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green text correspond to the code in the abstract book. Click on the number to be redirected to the full abstract (the page may take a minute to load). Epidemiology is the study…