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What is DNA and how is it involved in MND?

14 August 202414 August 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutesOur DNA holds the instructions to many important processes within our body. Some people with MND may have changes in their DNA which contribute to

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Healthcare MND Research

Families for the Treatment of Hereditary MND (FaTHoM)

20 February 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutesScientists from the University of Oxford have set up ‘Families for the Treatment of Hereditary MND’ (FaTHoM), an initiative to bring together the community of

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MND Research Research we fund Treatments

Protecting motor neurones against oxidative stress in MND

14 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the early stages of MND it is proposed that motor neurones are more susceptible to an imbalance of oxygen within the cells, known as

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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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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Baking with proteins, mRNA and DNA

28 March 201314 April 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesEach and every one of us is made up of thousands of different ingredients, which all combine together to create something amazing; life. Perhaps the

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