Reading Time: 2 minutes We’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. Dr Turner was awarded with the MRC/ MND Association Lady Edith Wolfson Clinical Research Fellowship in 2008 for his study to identify biomarkers in MND (called BioMOx). Since then, Dr…
Reading Time: 4 minutes And the answers to our Christmas Quiz are: How many neurones does a human have? Billions Which animal has the largest brain? Bottlenose dolphin How much does a human brain weigh in comparison with our total average body weight (in percent)? 2 How many DNA samples does the MND Association’s DNA bank hold? 3,400 How…
Reading Time: 4 minutes With the huge advances in biology, it can seem that areas such as brain scanning are relatively stagnant, but we are starting to see a growing momentum in the field, allowing researchers to learn more about the ‘real time’ events occurring in individuals with MND. Hand in hand with the improving technology that allows us…
Reading Time: < 1 minute At last year’s 21st International Symposium on ALS/MND, we told you about a study which suggested that handedness is linked to the site of onset (Handedness linked to symptom onset – Lessons from a poster presentation). Talking about his research on the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry podcast, is Dr Martin Turner who’s an MND…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Results of a recent poll suggest that the UK public is incredibly supportive of healthcare research within the NHS. These results will now be used as evidence that the developing Health and Social Care Bill should include statements about an obligation to fund and promote research within the NHS. The results published today, state that…
Reading Time: < 1 minute We are pleased to announce that the first results from the Oxford Study for Biomarkers in MND/ALS (known as BioMOx) study have been published in the prestigious journal Neurology. From this study, a common signature of nerve damage has been identified in the brains of people living with MND using an advanced MRI technique. The findings…
