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32nd Symposium: Virtual Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Models of MND Treatments

Drug discovery and development

23 November 20212 August 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is blog number 17 in our ‘Symposium Blogathon’ – counting down to the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND. Numbers in bold green type correspond

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research News

Could MND be treated by HIV drugs?

17 July 201920 May 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently published results from the open-label Lighthouse trial investigating safety of the drug Triumeq in people with MND revealed the treatment was safe and ready

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Causes and disease mechanisms Clinical Trials Markers of Disease Progression MND Research Research we fund

Lighthouse Project shines a beacon on HERVs and their role in ALS

25 September 20175 May 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is recent evidence to suggest that Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs) may be involved in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). HERV-K has been directly linked to

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Do retroviruses contribute to the common, sporadic form of MND?

1 October 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutesNew research from scientists at the American National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda suggest that they might. In a research paper published

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