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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Models of MND Treatments

Could improving recycling in cells be a new target for future MND therapies?

25 May 202325 May 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutesRecent research, led by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and University of Dundee, has identified abnormalities in a type of brain cell called microglia

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31st Symposium: Virtual MND Research Symposium

Virtual Symposium: Lessons from COVID-19 Part 3 – Impact on research

26 February 202118 March 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is the last in a series of three blog articles from Session 7 – Perspectives: Lessons from COVID-19 in which we heard from different

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

Microbiome: is the answer in our guts?

31 May 20193 August 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesExploring the link between our guts and our general health is becoming increasingly popular. Studies of people with various physical and mental health conditions suggest

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22nd Symposium: Sydney 2011 Markers of Disease Progression MND Research Models of MND Symposium

Mediating the delicate balance between protection and damage

30 November 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Opening Session theme on how the disease progresses within the Central Nervous System (CNS) continued with the presentation by Prof Stan Appel from Baylor

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