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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

FaTHoM 2: UK-leading MND clinicians on inherited MND

20 June 201920 May 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter its successful premiere in 2017, the University of Oxford organised another meeting of people affected by inherited MND, called ‘Families for the Treatment of

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Why do we need the MND Register?

7 August 201820 May 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhilst we believe that there are currently around 5,000 adults in the UK living with MND at any one time, the precise figure is not

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research

More information for families affected by inherited MND available online

2 August 20175 May 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn April this year MND clinician-researchers Professors Martin Turner and Kevin Talbot at the University of Oxford organised an information day about the rare, inherited

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MND Research Models of MND Research we fund

Using stem cell technology to understand more about how MND and FTD develop

26 October 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe MND Association are funding Prof Kevin Talbot, Dr Ruxandra Dafinca (née Mutihac) and colleagues at the University of Oxford, who are investigating the link

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Causes and disease mechanisms MND Research Research we fund

Transforming skin cells into nerve cells to understand MND gene mutations

27 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn previous research Prof Kevin Talbot and colleagues at the University of Oxford began to understand more about how the C9orf72 gene defect causes human

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MND Research Models of MND Research we fund

Developing a drug screen using nerve cells from a mouse model of MND

18 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a previous research project funded by the MND Association, Prof Kevin Talbot and colleagues from the University of Oxford developed a new TDP-43 mouse

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Healthcare MND Research Research we fund

The MND Register of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

8 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is the MND Register? The MND Register is a major five year project that aims to collect and store information about every person living

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MND Research News Research we fund

MND Association funded researcher Dr Martin Turner wins ENCALS Young Investigator Award

28 May 201213 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re pleased to announce that Dr Martin Turner has been awarded with the European Network for the Cure of ALS (ENCALS) Young Investigators Award 2012.

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22nd Symposium: Sydney 2011 MND Research

Final thoughts from Sydney

2 December 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAttending a three day scientific meeting is quite an intense experience, my brain has been working hard and by this morning, there were leaks of

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MND Research Research we fund

Funding exciting research

23 June 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesGovernment cuts to research will have a knock on effect for the future, while cuts to care have an impact on those currently living with MND.

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